buoyant
adjective
tending to float in a fluid.
buoyantly
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a word derived from
buoyant.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bicket paced the orchestra buoyantly, matching the high jinks on stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
He campaigned in Vermont twice in 1984, buoyantly declaring in Montpelier, the state capital, “If I win Vermont, the nation will never be the same again.”
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
What he had to buoyantly make happen two decades ago, he now makes seem like it has to happen, that there is a natural force in operation and he its enabler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
After “Barbie” so buoyantly lifted box office figures, it also felt like a willful dismissal of the need to make Hollywood solvent after a season of hell.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
The plane lurched upward buoyantly with the lightened load.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
