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swankly en · ADV

Etymology

From swank + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a swank manner.
   • Oregon’s Cherry Poppin’ Daddies are swankly dressed gents who were working the retro swing vibe long before the form’s current revival began. 1998 July, CMJ New Music Monthly, number 59, page 23:
   • It was Decoration Day to some folks but just plain Wednesday to us in Westwood Hills, and to Lucius Payne it will always be remembered as the day his son Louis Rude Payne declared civil war in our swankly papier-mâchéd suburb and hacked his way to a couple of high class family murders. 1936, Kay Boyle, Laurence Vail, Nina Conarain, editors, 365 Days, Harcourt, Brace and Company, page 166:
   • This Donegal blanket Kirshmoor coat swankly defies all frosty winds. 1929, The Union Pacific Magazine, page 24:

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Synonyms

swankily