subito
[soo-bi-toh; Italian soo-bee-taw]
adverb
(as a musical direction) suddenly; abruptly: subito pianissimo.
Origin of subito
1715–25; < Italian < Latin subitō orig., ablative singular neuter of subitus sudden, equivalent to sub- sub- + -i- (base of īre to go) + -tus past participle suffix
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Related Words for subito
unusual, rapid, unforeseen, precipitous, hasty, abrupt, immediate, quick, swift, suddenly, swiftly, nimbly, speedily, quickly, prematurely, carelessly, promptly, hurriedly, acute, expeditiousExamples from the Web for subito
Historical Examples of subito
Omnia subito is not its device, but that of the Gnostic heresy.
Christianity and Greek PhilosophyBenjamin Franklin Cocker
Subito morientur, et in media nocte turbabuntur populi, et auferent violentum absque manu.
The Dance of DeathFrancis Douce
Tunc subito, nulla prcedente significatione, prorsus exui nudarique se omni gaudio sentiret.
History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, Volume IIIJ. H. Merle D'Aubign
In qua, subito a lictoribus quos regina non procul absconderat, rex innocens suffocatus expirauit.
BeowulfR. W. Chambers
Cuius subito adventu repressus Hannibal receptui cecinit, palam confessus ab se Minucium, se a Fabio victum esse.
Selections from Viri RomaeCharles Franois L'Homond
subito
adverb
Word Origin for subito
C18: via Italian from Latin: suddenly, from subitus sudden, from subīre to approach, from sub- (indicating stealth) + īre to go
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