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English
Etymology
From Italian spiritoso.
Adverb
spiritoso (not comparable)
- (music) In a lively or spirited manner
- Synonym: spirituoso
Italian
Etymology
From spirito + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spi.riˈto.zo/, (traditional) /spi.riˈto.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: spi‧ri‧tó‧so
Adjective
spiritoso (feminine spiritosa, masculine plural spiritosi, feminine plural spiritose)
- witty
- Synonym: motteggevole
- funny
- spirituous
Derived terms
Noun
spiritoso m (plural spiritosi, feminine spiritosa)
- a witty person; a wit
Further reading
- spiritoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- spiritoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- spiritóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- spiritóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana