He lay tossing restlessly on a dirty old straw palliasse, and was in great pain; but greeted his friend with a dash of the old brio.
Source: wiktionary
Brio
//ˈbɹiːoʊ//
Synonyms for "brio" (36 found)
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Related words (18)
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4 translations across 2 languages.
German
3 entries- Elan noun (vigour or vivacity)
- Feuer noun (vigour or vivacity)
- Schwung noun (vigour or vivacity)
Russian
1 entries- жи́вость noun (vigour or vivacity)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
And as if to undermine their authority still further, Welsh Philpott in his innocence has made the error of placing Rick beside the pulpit in the very spot from which in the past he has read us the day's lesson with such brio and persuasion.
Source: wiktionary
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