Definitions
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- adverb In a
swanky manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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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
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Get the new edition of The Elements of Style, swankily illustrated by Maira Kalman.
Comma-dy of Errors Slimbolala 2006
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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.
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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.
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Smartly directed by Sarah Esdaile, and swankily designed by Francis O'Connor,
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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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.
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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.
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