definition of
jaunty

[1] #1 jaunty s. [dapper, dashing, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce] marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat". wn

[2] #2 jaunty s. [chipper, debonair, debonaire] having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist". wn