jauntily

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jauntily

/ˈdʒɔːn.tɪ.li/ UK
/ˈd͡ʒɑn.tɪ.li/ US
/ˈd͡ʒɔn.tɪ.li/ US

adverb more jauntily · most jauntily

In an airy, showy, or affected manner.
In a dapper or stylish manner.
Similar: rakishly, stylishly
In an ostentatiously self-confident manner. [He] walked quite jauntily across the courtyard to the distant door, his sandals clacking against the marble.

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adv in an airy, showy, or affected manner

Español	animadamente
Deutsch	unbeschwert, munter, fröhlich
Русский	ве́село véselo, беспе́чно bespéčno, легкомы́сленно lexkomýslenno, небре́жно nebréžno, манерно manerno

adv in a dapper or stylish manner

Русский	небре́жно nebréžno, с небре́жным изя́ществом s nebréžnym izjáščestvom, щёгольски ščógolʹski

adv in an ostentatiously self-confident manner

Русский	небре́жно nebréžno, самоуверенно samouverenno, развязно razvjazno

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@misc{jauntily_2026,
  title = {jauntily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jauntily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}