flaunty en · ADJ
Etymology
From flaunt + -y.
Meanings
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flaunting; showy; meretricious
Now to meet this lorn maiden, Lucette had put on Her flauntiest of dresses; her blackest shoes shone Against her white stockings; her white and red gown Was tasselled with ribands, around, up and down […]
1843, Ebenezer Jones, Studies of Sensation and Event: Poems, page 195:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flauntiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| flauntier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |