Meanings of consequential air in English

When the party had gone out, Lee turned with his self-conscious, consequential air.

And Enna straightened herself and smoothed out her dress with a very consequential air.

Now, then, the tall stranger began searching his pockets with a most consequential air.

Do not think Hiram was so foolish as to assume a consequential air-nothe.

He wore his hat on one side, and had a consequential air that nettled me.

But Flora only laughed at Miss Baby's consequential air.

The consequential air had given place to an expression of quiet serenity which was by no means unbecoming.

Then the door opens, and Mr. Buscarlet, with a sufficiently subdued though rather triumphant and consequential air, enters.

The consequential air be assumed would give one an impression that he, at least, considered himself, inspired with power from on high.

But there is a small hole in the side of the coat over the heart. The doctor spoke with a slightly consequential air.

As Rose reached the outer door, a boy about Ben's age, but considerably better dressed, stepped up to her and said, with a consequential air:

To the servants he makes himself very offensive by assuming consequential airs and a lordly bearing, which excites their hearty dislike.

"Nothing new," answered the young man, with a consequential air.

"Well, why don't you come when I call," said Mick with a consequential air.

If you do not wish to be the laughing-stock of all your acquaintance, do not let them detect in you consequential airs.

They were in sympathy with rebellion, but wore the semblance of allegiance and with consequential airs assumed to dictate the policy of the President.