airily

air·y  (âr)

adj. air·i·er, air·i·est

1. Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.

2. High in the air; lofty.

3. Open to the air: airy chambers.

4. Performed in the air; aerial.

5. Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.

6. Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.

7. Light or delicate: an airy dress.

8. Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.

9. Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.

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airi·ly adv.

airi·ness n.

Synonyms: airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer², transparent, vaporous
These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.

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airily [ˈɛərɪlɪ]

adv

1. in a jaunty or high-spirited manner

2. in a light or delicate manner

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

airily - in a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children" flippantly

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airily

adverb light-heartedly, happily, blithely, gaily, animatedly, breezily, jauntily, buoyantly, high-spiritedly 'I'll be all right,' he said airily.

Translations

airily [ˈɛərɪlɪ] ADV [say] → sin darle importancia; [dismiss] → muy a la ligera; [wave, gesture] → despreocupadamente

airily [ˈɛərɪli] adv [say] → avec désinvolture

airily

adv (= casually) say, reply etc → leichthin, lässig; (= vaguely) → vage; (= flippantly) → blasiert, erhaben

airily [ˈɛərɪlɪ] adv → con disinvoltura