jaunty
adjective, jaun·ti·er, jaun·ti·est.
Origin of jaunty
Examples from the Web for jauntily
Contemporary Examples of jauntily
Meanwhile, New York Magazine ran a jauntily satirical article—“Bro, Can You Spare, Like, Five Bills?”
Springer jauntily replies, quickly adding that his tawdry syndicated show is probably a more accurate harbinger of the End Times.
And let's not forget death panels, Sarah Palin's jauntily inflammatory phrase for the "Independent Medicare Advisory Board."
Historical Examples of jauntily
"To me, it is a matter of perfect indifference," said I, jauntily.
A Day's RideCharles James Lever
"A feller's got to be in this country," he replied, jauntily.
They of the High TrailsHamlin Garland
Sandy handed Brewer a cigar and stuck one, jauntily, in his own mouth.
The Secret of the Storm CountryGrace Miller White
All were strolling as leisurely and jauntily as only true plutocrats can afford to do.
The Rich Little Poor BoyEleanor Gates
“Some chaps is always thinking about going to bed,” said Bob jauntily.
QuicksilverGeorge Manville Fenn