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jauntiest

jauntiest is the superlative form of jaunty.

Meaning of jaunty

Adjective

jaunty (comparative jauntier, superlative jauntiest)

  1. Airy; showy; finical.
  2. (broadly) Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
  3. Dapper or stylish.
    • He wore a jaunty outfit that was all the rage.
    Synonyms:
    pert, rakish
  4. 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.

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Questions about jauntiest

What is jauntiest the superlative form of?
Jauntiest is the superlative form of jaunty.

Words near jauntiest in the dictionary

  1. jauntee
  2. jaunter
  3. jaunters
  4. jauntier
  5. jaunties
  6. jauntiest
  7. jauntily
  8. jauntiness
  9. jauntinesses
  10. jaunting
  11. jaunting car

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jauntiest (page history and authors); jaunty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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