jaunty angle

Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words

describes a confident and cheerful manner of positioning something, like a hat

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Examples (10)

  • He wore his fedora at a jaunty angle, a smile playing on his lips.
  • She adjusted her beret to a more jaunty angle, feeling confident.
  • The artist captured the dancer's hat at a perfectly jaunty angle.
  • With a jaunty angle to his cap, the boy set off for school.
  • Her colourful scarf was tied around her neck at a jaunty angle.
  • The small boat's flag flew at a slightly jaunty angle in the breeze.
  • He tilted his head at a jaunty angle, indicating amusement.
  • The old photograph showed him in a uniform with his hat at a remarkably jaunty angle.
  • Despite the rain, he held his umbrella at a jaunty angle as if defying the weather.
  • A single feather was tucked into her hair at a distinctly jaunty angle.