swankilyadv.
/ˈswaŋkɪli/ slang.
In a swanking or ostentatious manner; boastfully.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adverb]
boggishlya1375
with great renowna1400
jettingly1440
flourishingly?1545
rufflingly1575
flaunt-a-flaunt1576
peacock-like1576
peacockwise1577
peacockly1580
aflaunt1584
vauntingly1593
wealth boastingly1593
prankingly1610
fastuously1654
ostentativelya1658
ostentously1665
ostentatiously1671
showily1755
violently1771
paradingly1792
peacockically1834
peacockishly1834
pretentiously1848
ostensibly1855
slangily1858
peacocky1860
splurgily1887
swankily1924
glitzily1982
1924 D. Moore Fen's First Term viii. 87 Angela did it first, and did it swankily.
1940 E. F. Benson Final Edition xiii. 284 I swankily told my friend..that I had decided not to go to the Coronation but to give my place to someone else.
1951 Sport 6 Apr. 11/1 You are unfortunate in not..being able to play swankily to the gallery, not having the peculiar knack some players have of catching the eye.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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