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jaunty
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{adj}
synonyms: cock-a-hoop ???
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Definition:Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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On the stairs he met a couple— a lady running quickly on her high heels and the jaunty deputy prosecutor.
Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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While humble citizens were still trying to evade a stern age-limit by a jaunty air and juvenile appearance, the poster was mobilised and doing its bit.
Various authors. War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919 (1920)
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