buoyantly

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English

Etymology

From buoyant +‎ -ly.

Adverb

buoyantly (comparative more buoyantly, superlative most buoyantly)

  1. In a buoyant manner.
    • 2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:
      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.