See also: Gagliardo

Italian

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Etymology

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gagliardo (strong; brave; lively; forceful) +‎ -issimo (superlative adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaʎ.ʎarˈdis.si.mo/
  • Rhymes: -issimo
  • Hyphenation: ga‧gliar‧dìs‧si‧mo

Adjective

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gagliardissimo (feminine gagliardissima, masculine plural gagliardissimi, feminine plural gagliardissime)

  1. superlative degree of gagliardo
    1. very strong
      • 13211337, Guido da Pisa, “Rubrica XXXVI”, Libro VIII della Eneide, in I fatti di Enea[1]; republished as Le cento novelle antiche - I fatti di Enea (Biblioteca dei classici; 5), Florence: M. Mazzini; G. Gaston, 1867, page 159:
        fu gagliardissima, sì ch’ella fendeva et isquarciava li uomini e li cavalli a modo di rape
        [​Camilla​] was very strong, so much so that she sliced and cut men and horses to pieces as if they were turnips
    2. very vigorous
      • 1549, Anton Francesco Grazzini, “Novella decima”, Terza cena, in Le cene; republished in Le cene ed altre prose di Antonfrancesco Grazzini detto il Lasca (Opere di Antonfrancesco Grazzini detto il Lasca; 1)‎[2], Florence: Felice Le Monnier, 1857, page 206:
        Lo misero in una lettiga, la quale portavano due muli gagliardissimi
        They put him on a litter, which was carried by two very vigorous mules