jauntily

American  

[jawn-tuh-lee, jahn-] / ˈdʒɔn tə li, ˈdʒɑn- /

adverb

1. in an easy and lively manner.

   Just as she was wishing he were there, he suddenly appeared on the stairway and made his way jauntily down it.

2. in a smartly trim manner.

   With the yellow beret perched jauntily on my head, I thought I was a true fashion plate.

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Etymology

Origin of jauntily

jaunty ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Adieu, Babushkinovs,” she thought, walking briskly, the carpetbag swinging jauntily at her side.

From Literature

He could not describe himself, as Roosevelt so jauntily did, as having passed from being "Dr. New Deal" to "Dr. Win the War."

From Salon

Nearby, Rhythm jauntily greets some of the show’s producers, who pause their work to pet the charming pup.

From Los Angeles Times

Like a certain energized bunny, Ryan Gosling’s charmer in “The Fall Guy” takes a licking and keeps jauntily ticking as he runs and leaps, tumbles and punches and vaults through the air like a rocket.

From New York Times

It’s a jauntily asymmetrical tune that rides a bluesy riff and a backbeat from the drummer Dave King of the Bad Plus.

From New York Times