giusto
Britishadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of giusto
Italian: just, proper
Example Sentences
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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 Alexander Stewart
He regarded me for a moment with surprise; then, seeming to recollect himself, "E giusto," said he, "eccoloadio!"
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
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 Henry Edward Krehbiel
Then you would see these black crows flying, Iddio giusto!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 by Various
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