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bravissimo

Syllables: bra·vis·si·mo/bɹɑːˈvɪs.ə.məʊ̯/US/bɹɑˈvɪs.ə.moʊ̯/

bravissimo interjection: the intensive form of bravo.

Interjection

  1. The intensive form of bravo.
    • '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...1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Synonyms of bravissimo

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Origin of bravissimo

Unadapted borrowing from Italian bravìssimo. First attested in 1755–1765.

Questions about bravissimo

What does bravissimo mean?
Bravissimo means the intensive form of bravo.
What part of speech is bravissimo?
Bravissimo is an interjection.
How do you pronounce bravissimo?
Bravissimo is pronounced /bɹɑːˈvɪs.ə.məʊ̯/ (UK).

Words near bravissimo in the dictionary

  1. braving out
  2. bravingly
  3. bravings
  4. Bravington
  5. bravish
  6. bravissimo
  7. bravity
  8. bravo
  9. Bravo Zulu
  10. bravoed
  11. bravoes

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