Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Very; much. Used chiefly in directions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, very; much: as, allegro molto, very fast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb (Mus.) Much; very.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb much
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Grazie molto -- _molto_!" murmured Irene, which meant "Thanks awfully," and was one of the very few Italian phrases which she knew.
The Jolliest School of All Angela Brazil 1907
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(Annunziata measured off an inch on her finger), "he who always eats a great deal, -- _eh, ma molto, molto_," and, separating her hands, she measured off something like twenty inches in the air.
My Friend Prospero Henry Harland 1883
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_molto molto duro_, 'meaning _very loud_ (his Italian is not very much more correct, you know, than his other languages), and how Napoleon took off his hat to him directly.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1833
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"Opening with a pianissimo, we soon reach _a con molto expressione_, a _crescendo_, a _molto furore_ quickly following.
Women in the Life of Balzac Juanita Helm Floyd
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Molto fastidioso, soprattutto per me che ho una password molto lunga e devo utilizzarlo praticamente ogni giorno.
Install PHP and MySQL environment on your Mac using MAMP 2008
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Sergio Marchionne is what you could call molto bene as far as chief executives go.
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Usually Stefano Gabbana likes to define his collection as "molto" (very) sexy.
Homepage DANIELA PETROFF 2010
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Usually Stefano Gabbana likes to define his collection as "molto" (very) sexy.
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Come docente di Matematica e Fisica sono molto lieto di esprimere un parere, consentitemi in Italiano, sulla eccezzionalità delle Demonstrations da simulare con Mathematica Player.
Wolfram Blog : 5,000 Demonstrations: The Time to Go Interactive Is Now 2009
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If you are feeling intrepid, there's a molto charming Venetian wine bar and restaurant below a sidewalk in Chinatown.
Jeralyn Gerba: How to Have a Romantic Weekend in NYC Jeralyn Gerba 2011
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