资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
jauntiest
See {jaunty}
jaunty
adj 1: marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young
man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: {dapper}, {dashing}, {natty},
{raffish}, {rakish}, {smart}, {spiffy}, {snappy}, {spruce}]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "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" [syn: {chipper}, {debonair}, {debonaire}]
[also: {jauntiest}, {jauntier}]