what does jaunty mean?
JAUNTY as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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- looking chipper, like a man…diverted by his own wit- Frances G. Patton
- life that is gay, brisk, and debonair- H.M.Reynolds
- walked with a jaunty step
- a jaunty optimist
Similar To
- Meaning
- marked by smartness in dress and manners
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- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
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