jaunty
Example Sentences
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A jaunty sequence was needed, and my fingers took up the keys.
From Literature
The clothes I was wearing were a uniform, army-issued from skirt to belt and jaunty hat.
From Literature
The jaunty wool cap pulled over her honey-brown hair may be her nod to both the cold winter weather and more conservative ways.
From BBC
If they threaten to bore, the authors’ jaunty tone enlivens the delivery.
Penelope half hoped he would notice and perhaps even admire the jaunty, galloping rhythm of the words, but he simply counted out the money and went back to his budgets.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
