buoyantly
buoyantly adverb: in a buoyant manner.
Adverb
buoyantly (comparative more buoyantly, superlative most buoyantly)
- In a buoyant manner.
- He's the FBI agent antagonist in Catch Me if You Can (2002) opposite a buoyantly charming young Leonardo DiCaprio as con artist Frank Abagnale, but his character is more of a determined cat to Leo's mouse than a real foil; he's simply a prim Eisenhower-era man with a job to do.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC
Forms of buoyantly
| comparative | more buoyantly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most buoyantly |
Origin of buoyantly
From buoyant + -ly.
Questions about buoyantly
- What does buoyantly mean?
- Buoyantly means in a buoyant manner.
- What part of speech is buoyantly?
- Buoyantly is an adverb.
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