bravissimo
English
Etymology
From Italian bravissimo.
Interjection
bravissimo
- The intensive form of bravo.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- 'He has spoken, Sir,' replied Lowe, whose angry passions were roused by the insults of Dangerfield, and who had, for the moment, lost his customary caution.
'Ha!' cried Dangerfield, with a sort of gasp, and a violent smirk, the joyousness of which was, however, counteracted by a lurid scowl and a wonderful livid glare in his wild eyes; 'ha! he has? Bravo, Sir, bravissimo!' and he smirked wider and wider, and beat his uninjured hand upon the table, like a man applauding the denouement of a play.
- 'He has spoken, Sir,' replied Lowe, whose angry passions were roused by the insults of Dangerfield, and who had, for the moment, lost his customary caution.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
Italian
Adjective
bravissimo m (feminine singular bravissima, masculine plural bravissimi, feminine plural bravissime)
Usage notes
- Also used as an interjection.
Descendants
- → English: bravissimo
Anagrams
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