swankily

In flashy style

In a showy, ostentatiously stylish manner: He swankily adjusted his silk pocket square.

The word carries a hint of trying too hard—someone acting swankily wants you to notice their elegance or wealth.

elegant

gracefully

With elegant movement

tastefully · polished · suavely · urbanely · debonairly · classily · exquisitely · genteelly · sleekly · smartly

affluent

expensively

At great cost

plushly · opulently · extravagantly · sumptuously · decadently · indulgently · palatially · ritzily · poshly · high-end

ostentatious

showily

In flamboyant manner

pretentiously · pompously · extravagantly · theatrically · grandiosely · loudly · glaringly · overbearingly · affectedly · boastfully

Opposites
ostentation and display

swankilysimply

In plain terms

plainly · modestly · unpretentiously · austerely · unassumingly

social modesty

swankilysimply

In plain terms

plainly · humbly · unostentatiously · modestly · unpretentiously

material quality/expense

swankilyshabbily

In worn-out manner

cheaply · poorly · drably · meanly · tattily

Family

swankiness, swankier, swanking, swankiest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G