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Webster 1913 Edition


Assai


As-sa′i

.
[It., fr. L.
ad
+
satis
enough. See
Assets
.]
(Mus.)
A direction equivalent to very;
as, adagio
assai
, very slow
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Assai

ASS'AI

, A term in music; added to a word signifying slow, it denotes a little quicker; and to a word signifying quick, it denotes a little slower.

Definition 2024


assai

assai

See also: Assaí

English

Adverb

assai (not comparable)

  1. In music, a tempo direction equivalent to "very".

Corsican

Adverb

assai

  1. quite

French

Etymology

From Italian

Adverb

assai

  1. (music) assai

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin ad satis, compare with French assez.

Adverb

assai

  1. very
    La musica da camera era assai allegra. - The chamber music was very cheerful.

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Portuguese

Verb

assai

  1. second-person plural imperative of assar