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Etymology

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From Italian bravissimo.

Interjection

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bravissimo

  1. 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.

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Italian

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Etymology

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From bravo +‎ -issimo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /braˈvis.si.mo/
  • Rhymes: -issimo
  • Hyphenation: bra‧vìs‧si‧mo

Adjective

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bravissimo (feminine bravissima, masculine plural bravissimi, feminine plural bravissime)

  1. superlative degree of bravo
  2. very good

Usage notes

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  • Also used as an interjection.

Descendants

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  • English: bravissimo

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian bravissimo.

Interjection

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bravissimo

  1. bravissimo