giusto
Britishadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of giusto
Italian: just, proper
Example Sentences
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He regarded me for a moment with surprise; then, seeming to recollect himself, "E giusto," said he, "eccoloadio!"
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
Then you would see these black crows flying, Iddio giusto!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various
In August, 1852, Pietro Raimondi produced an oratorio in three parts entitled, respectively, "Putifar," "Giuseppe giusto," and "Giacobbe," at the Teatro Argentina, in Rome.
From A Second Book of Operas by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
So in the Italian words giorno, giusto, and many others, the i only qualifies the sound of the preceding consonant.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
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