molto

[ mohl-toh; Italian mawl-taw ]

adverb

, Music.

1. very:

   molto adagio; molto allegro.

molto

/ ˈmɒltəʊ /

adverb

1. music (preceded or followed by a musical direction, esp a tempo marking) very

   molto adagio

   allegro molto

Word History and Origins

Origin of molto¹

1795–1805; < Italian < Latin multum, adv. use of accusative singular neuter of multus much

Word History and Origins

Origin of molto¹

from Italian, from Latin multum (adv) much

Example Sentences

Cavalli’s signature style — “molto sexy, molto animal print and molto, molto Italiano,” as British newspaper The Independent once described it — remained essentially unchanged throughout his long career.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Cavalli’s signature style — “molto sexy, molto animal print and molto, molto Italiano,” as the British newspaper The Independent once described it — remained essentially unchanged throughout his long career.

From New York Times

Mario Batali is officially “done” with New York City because of the people, whom he described as “a**holes” in a recent online rant.The celebrity chef, who has been embroiled in legal drama throughout the past five years, shared his distaste for the Big Apple during a livestream of his virtual cooking class series “Molto A Casa.”

From Salon

The young performers playing the inmates of a Naples detention center are molto bello.

From New York Times

Nearby, someone had huffily discarded a copy of Mario Batali’s “Molto Italiano.”

From New York Times