jauntily
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jaun·ty
(jôn′tē, jän′-)adj. jaun·ti·er, jaun·ti·est
1. Having or expressing a buoyant or self-confident air: a jaunty grin; a hat worn at a jaunty angle.
2. Sprightly; lively: walking at a jaunty pace; music with jaunty rhythms.
3. Archaic
a. Stylish.
b. Genteel.
[French gentil, nice, from Old French, noble; see gentle.]
jaun′ti·ly adv.
jaun′ti·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | jauntily - in a jaunty fashionable manner; "his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair" |
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jauntily
[ˈdʒɔːntɪlɪ] ADV [walk] → garbosamente, airosamente; [dress] → de manera alegre, de manera desenfadadahe replied jauntily → contestó alegremente or con desenfado
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jaunty
(ˈdʒoːnti) adjectiveˈjauntily adverb con garbo
ˈjauntiness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.