Prestissimo
//pɹɛˈstɪsɪməʊ// adj, adv
adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Extremely fast, the fastest possible tempo. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 (of tempo) as fast as possible wordnet
Adverb
- 1 Very quickly. not-comparable
"A delegation of Norman gentry boldly requesting in 1771 the calling of the Normandy estates (which had been abolished in 1666) was despatched prestissimo to the Bastille."
Adverb
- 1 extremely fast; as fast as possible wordnet
Example
More examples"A delegation of Norman gentry boldly requesting in 1771 the calling of the Normandy estates (which had been abolished in 1666) was despatched prestissimo to the Bastille."
Etymology
From Italian prestissimo.
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