Associations to the word «Jauntily»

Wiktionary

JAUNTILY, adverb. In an airy, showy, or affected manner.
JAUNTILY, adverb. In a dapper or stylish manner.
JAUNTILY, adverb. In an ostentatiously self-confident manner.

Dictionary definition

JAUNTILY, adverb. In a jaunty fashionable manner; "his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair".

Wise words

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