jaunty Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
   rakish; spiffy; natty; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper.
   
   • a dapper young man
   • a jaunty red hat
2. adjective satellite having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
   chipper; debonaire; debonair.
   
   • 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

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