jaunty

  • 31jaunty — [ˈdʒɔːnti] adj lively and confident …

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  • 32jaunty — /ˈdʒɔnti / (say jawntee) adjective (jauntier, jauntiest) 1. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing. 2. smartly trim or effective, as clothing. –noun Also, jaundy, jonty. 3. Nautical Colloquial a master at arms. {earlier janty, from French gentil …

  • 33jaunty — see GENTLE …

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  • 34jaunty — adj. (jauntier, jauntiest) 1 cheerful and self confident. 2 sprightly. Derivatives: jauntily adv. jauntiness n. Etymology: earlier jentee f. F gentil GENTLE …

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  • 35jaunty car — noun Variant of jaunting car …

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  • 36jaunty car — noun an open two wheeled one horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland • Syn: ↑jaunting car • Hypernyms: ↑cart * * * noun see jaunting car …

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  • 37Ubuntu Jaunty — Ubuntu  Cet article concerne le système d exploitation. Pour les autres significations, voir Ubuntu (homonymie) …

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  • 38Jauntier — Jaunty Jaun ty, a. [Compar. {Jauntier}; superl. {Jauntiest}.] [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, and cf. {Genty}.] Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39Jauntiest — Jaunty Jaun ty, a. [Compar. {Jauntier}; superl. {Jauntiest}.] [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, and cf. {Genty}.] Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40jauntily — jaunty ► ADJECTIVE (jauntier, jauntiest) ▪ having a lively and self confident manner. DERIVATIVES jauntily adverb jauntiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «well bred, genteel»: from French gentil well born …

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