JAUNTY

/ˈdʒɑːn.ti/
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Definition

/ˈdʒɑːn.ti/
noun
  1. A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship
adjective
  1. Airy; showy; finical.
  2. (by extension) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
  3. Dapper or stylish.
    “He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.”
  4. Ostentatiously self-confident.
    “He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.”

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