Buoyantly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a buoyant manner.

    "He's the FBI agent antagonist in Catch Me if You Can (2002) opposite a buoyantly charming young Leonardo DiCaprio as con artist Frank Abagnale, but his character is more of a determined cat to Leo's mouse than a real foil; he's simply a prim Eisenhower-era man with a job to do."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a cheerfully buoyant manner wordnet

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chirpily

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"He's the FBI agent antagonist in Catch Me if You Can (2002) opposite a buoyantly charming young Leonardo DiCaprio as con artist Frank Abagnale, but his character is more of a determined cat to Leo's mouse than a real foil; he's simply a prim Eisenhower-era man with a job to do."

Etymology

From buoyant + -ly.

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