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  • adverb In a swanky manner.

Etymologies

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swanky +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • That sense of celluloid sumptuousness is tangibly present in 2005's standalone Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent, which tells the story of "child genius" Hubert and his "frightfully, frightfully rich" parents, flighty socialites who own mansions in London and Milan and a "swankily swell house in New York".

    A life in books: Lauren Child Sarah Crown 2010

  • Get the new edition of The Elements of Style, swankily illustrated by Maira Kalman.

    Comma-dy of Errors Slimbolala 2006

  • If today you happen to find yourself at the Time Warner mall, do not be alarmed by an excessive amount of swankily swathed toddlers and chai-latte-chugging parents: Babytalk magazine, a Time Warner publication (natch), is sponsoring a kid-friendly day for tots.

    February 16 ��� February 23, 2005 2005

  • If today you happen to find yourself at the Time Warner mall, do not be alarmed by an excessive amount of swankily swathed toddlers and chai-latte-chugging parents: Babytalk magazine, a Time Warner publication (natch), is sponsoring a kid-friendly day for tots.

    February 16 ��� February 23, 2005 2005

  • Smartly directed by Sarah Esdaile, and swankily designed by Francis O'Connor,

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Last spring’s “Super­heroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” a swankily engineered romp through comic books and designer clothing, is nothing to be proud of, and the museum has produced plenty of this stuff.

    The Man Who Remade the Met 2008

  • Last spring’s “Super­heroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” a swankily engineered romp through comic books and designer clothing, is nothing to be proud of, and the museum has produced plenty of this stuff.

    The Man Who Remade the Met 2008

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