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Webster 1913 Edition


Jaunty

Jaun′ty

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Jauntier
;
sup
erl.
Jauntiest
.]
[Formerly spelt
janty
, fr. F.
gentil
. See
Gentle
, and cf.
Genty
.]
Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.