jaunty
Collocations
3VERB + JAUNTY
wore
JAUNTY + NOUN
angle, outfit
PREP.
with
Definitions
adj
Airy; showy; finical.
Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
Dapper or stylish.
He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
It was probably this circumstance which gave him an interest beyond any that his companion could boast of, and attracted Barnaby’s attention. There was something soldierly in his bearing, and he wore a jaunty cap and jacket.
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.
When he started at sight of a clean-shaved tramp, who walked with a jaunty swing
noun
A master-at-arms onboard a Royal Navy ship.
name
A traditional nickname for a Royal Navy master-at-arms
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
WiktionaryIt was probably this circumstance which gave him an interest beyond any that his companion could boast of, and attracted Barnaby’s attention. There was something soldierly in his bearing, and he wore
WiktionaryHe walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood.
WiktionaryTom wore his hat at a jaunty angle.
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