jauntily

Adverb

(comparative more jauntily, superlative most jauntily)

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

Origin

From jaunty +‎ -ly.

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It's also not like smaller fashion scarves, which you can jauntily tie around your neck.
Some of the items you can expect to see here include traditional, large beach balls, colorful plastic rings and the jauntily named Toypedo Bandits; brightly colored toys that are shaped like torpedoes.
If a roadblock pops up, Sagittarius will jauntily walk around it.
The prince walked in quickly and jauntily as was his wont, as if intentionally contrasting the briskness of his manners with the strict formality of his house.
Anatole went out of the room and returned a few minutes later wearing a fur coat girt with a silver belt, and a sable cap jauntily set on one side and very becoming to his handsome face.

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