jaunty /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/adjective 4noun 1forms 3 adjective4 •Ostentatiously self-confident.He walked down the street with a jaunty swaggering step, as if daring others less perfectly satisfied to intrude upon his good mood. •Airy; showy; finical. •Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner. •Dapper or stylish.He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage. noun1 •A master-at-arms on board a Royal Navy ship.‘When libertymen come back there’s the quartermaster, the crusher, the officer of the day, sometimes the Jaunty hisself and usually Big Bill.’ — 1960 formsjaunties · jauntier · jauntiest
