Meaning & use
jauntily
In a lively, cheerful, and confident manner, often with a casual air of self-assurance.
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He strolled jauntily down the street, whistling a tune with his hat tilted back.
She answered the difficult question jauntily, as if it had never worried her.
A note on using this word
Related to the adjective 'jaunty'; the word often describes posture or gait as much as mood.
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