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jaunty
adjective
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
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ˈdʒɔːn.ti
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adjective
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
“{'source': 'Frances G. Patton', 'text': 'looking chipper, like a man … diverted by his own wit'}”
adjective
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
“A dapper young man”
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{'source': 'Frances G. Patton', 'text': 'looking chipper, like a man … diverted by his own wit'}
{'source': 'H.M.Reynolds', 'text': 'life that is gay, brisk, and debonair'}
Walked with a jaunty step
A jaunty optimist
A dapper young man
A jaunty red hat
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