jauntily

adverb

jaun·​ti·​ly ˈjȯntᵊl|ē 

ˈjän-, 

ˈjȧn-, 

-tə̇l|, 

|i, 

chiefly dialectal & archaic ˈjan- or ˈjaan-

: in a light or carefree manner : airily

jauntily concluded that life was an affliction

—Harry Levin

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