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assai

assai adverb: a tempo direction equivalent to "very". Also the alternative spelling of acai.

Adverb

assai (not comparable)

  1. A tempo direction equivalent to "very".

Also used as

assai is also the alternative spelling of acai.

Forms of assai

pluralassais

Origin of assai

Borrowed from Italian assai.

Questions about assai

What does assai mean?
Assai means a tempo direction equivalent to "very".
What part of speech is assai?
Assai is an adverb.

Words near assai in the dictionary

  1. assagayed
  2. assagaying
  3. assagays
  4. assage
  5. assahy
  6. assai
  7. assail
  8. assailability
  9. assailable
  10. assailableness
  11. assailant

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