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Staccato

adjective

(music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply. Synonym: disconnected. "A staccato command" , "Staccato notes"

adverb

Separating the notes; in music.

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"Staccato" Quotes from Famous Books

... peering out into the darkness of the cloud-enshrouded night, there came to him from across the water, like a slap in the face, so sudden and unexpected was it, the sharp staccato of an exchange of shots and then ...

— The Beasts of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... realized his ambition to see with his own sharp puncturing little eyes (Aileen said they reminded her of a sewing-machine needle playing staccato) several of the most flagrant examples of capitalistic extravagance where parasitic femalehood idled away their useless lives and servitors battened. In other words the extremely comfortable or the shamelessly luxurious homes built for the most part by still ...

— The Sisters-In-Law • Gertrude Atherton

... head in uncertainty when suddenly from above there came to them the sharp report of a rifle. Then, like a bundle at firecrackers, a volley of half a dozen staccato shots. ...

— Judith of Blue Lake Ranch • Jackson Gregory

... I see!" exclaimed Mr. Day in staccato fashion, and evidently very much relieved. "Mrs. Watkins is looking for ...

— Janice Day, The Young Homemaker • Helen Beecher Long

... The thin, staccato voice broke off abruptly, and three out of the five other men present being the Master's pupils, remained silent, knowing he had not finished. But Mr. Toovey, a young don overflowing with mild ...

— The Invader - A Novel • Margaret L. Woods

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