con bri·o

[kon bree-oh, kohn; Italian kawn bree-aw]
adverb
with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction).

Origin:
1890–95; < Italian

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con brio (kɒn ˈbriːəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj, —adv
music (to be performed) with liveliness or spirit, as in the phrase allegro con brio
 
[Italian: with energy]

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Con brio is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Example sentences
The writing is all in the same key, and strictly molto con brio.
With a salad and a simple dessert, this is a weeknight menu con brio.
It tells all the old stories of imperial heroism con brio and takes the political and moral argument of imperialism for granted.
They can write con brio, or con schmaltz, as the occasion demands.
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