jauntily

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The final scene, in which Titus enters dressed as a chef, a cream puff of a toque jauntily placed on his head—he’s baked those unpalatable pies—retains its deranged tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

His version of a dad joke meant, I think, to jauntily suggest that I wasn’t his?

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2024

Nearby, Rhythm jauntily greets some of the show’s producers, who pause their work to pet the charming pup.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

Only “Heart and Soul,” sung with both by Danielle Herbert, breaks completely free of convention, jauntily staged as a cabaret act, with Herbert plunking away on a comically small toy piano.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2022

Their trousers hung just so and their hats sat jauntily on their head.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith