giusto
Britishadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of giusto
Italian: just, proper
Example Sentences
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Saviozzo da Siena addresses the same Visconti as novella monarchia, giusto signore, clemente padre, insigne, virtuoso.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
La casa di che nacque il vostro fleto, per lo giusto disdegno che v'ha morti e posto fine al vostro viver lieto, era onorata ed essa e suoi consorti.
From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.
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
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
E' questo il regno giusto antico e bello?
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 by Dante Alighieri
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