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adj. - A lively direction in music.

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Usage examples (24)
  • It was like the boy who had to spell "giocoso" and, knowing it was Italian, began with a "j."
  • I could see it with Don Giovanni, which is, after all, a dramma giocoso.
  • Nel giorno del Ringraziamento, alla parata annuale di Macy, si sviluppa un giocoso litigio fra Stewie Griffin ed il supereroe classico Underdog.
  • Questo giocoso ma acuto cartone mostra che, anche se Zio Sam è stato una mela marcia, ultimamente, sta in effetti seguendo un percorso che affonda nella notte dei tempi.
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  • This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.
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