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jaunty
adjective as in lively
Weak matches
- airy
- animated
- bold
- brash
- careless
- cocky
- dapper
- dashing
- debonair
- devil-may-care
- easy
- exhilarated
- flip
- flippant
- forward
- free
- fresh
- frisky
- frolicsome
- gamesome
- gay
- high-spirited
- hilarious
- impetuous
- impudent
- jocose
- joking
- light
- natty
- nervy
- prankish
- provocative
- reckless
- self-confident
- showy
- smart
- sportive
- sporty
- spruce
- swaggering
- trim
- venturesome
- vivacious
Example Sentences
Unusually jaunty when he met with reporters Monday, Foster poked fun at the academic merits of the school across town.
That jaunty jazz is sandwiched between two sections that fuse tribal rhythms with ambient synth sounds, making it quickly clear that gamers were in for a wide-ranging musical adventure.
A motorik beat, jaunty bass line and melodic wafts of keyboard make the track go down with a disarming ease.
He leaves the others stunned and David mortified until the storm cloud passes and he’s his jaunty, loquacious self again.
With a rendition of Frank Sinatra’s jaunty “Fly Me to the Moon,” Payne showed off his immaculate pitch and rich vocal tone, and a rakish presence beyond his years.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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