jauntily

UK /ˈdʒɔːn.tɪ.li/ US /ˈd͡ʒɑn.tɪ.li/

adv 3

Collocations

VERB + JAUNTILY

head, walked

JAUNTILY + NOUN

courtyard

PREP.

across, in

ADV.

quite

adv

In an airy, showy, or affected manner.

In a dapper or stylish manner.

In an ostentatiously self-confident manner.

[He] walked quite jauntily across the courtyard to the distant door, his sandals clacking against the marble.

[He] walked quite jauntily across the courtyard to the distant door, his sandals clacking against the marble.

Wiktionary

He carried his head very jauntily in the air, had a swaggering style of walking, and was, above all else, remarkable for his extraordinary height.

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