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   jaunty

   /ˈdʒɔːnti/

   adjective

   • 1. having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner: "there was no mistaking that jaunty walk"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘well-bred, genteel’): from French gentil (see gentle1, genteel).

   Derivatives

   • 1. jauntily adverb
   • 2. jauntiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • J

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   • A

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   • U

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   • Y

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