Staccato

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–adjective 

1. shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato [notes].  



2. characterized by performance in which the notes are 

abruptly disconnected: 

a staccato style of playing. Compare legato.  



3. composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; 

disjointed: 

[rapid]-fire, staccato speech.  



–adverb 

4. in a staccato manner.  



–noun 

5. performance in a staccato manner. 

6. a staccato passage. 





　

As the Bible of thirtysomething single women everywhere, "Bridget Jones's Diary" is one of the most eagerly anticipated book-to-screen adaptations in recent memory. Informed by author 



Helen Fielding's droll [observations] of 



a year in the life of her weight-obsessed, love-starved heroine, the novel hit a bull's-eye with women on both sides of [the] Atlantic. As a film, however, item misses its mark, 



failing to capitalize on the staccato [rhythms] 

and 

sardonic [wit] of Bridget's inner life. 



That said, pic's pre-sell value is solid enough to suggest initially healthy B.O. that could continue to generate decent returns, even as it will inevitably disappoint some of the book's devotees.





oeuvre 

opus (opra, numered according to the order of publication)

oater (horse opra)

ode "a hilarious, often ingenious ode [to] America." 

extol paean 

acrostic 

Threnody



sardonic

There was a [sardonic] expression on her face.

By the time he was 26 he had already directed "Kicking and Screaming" (1995), about [sardonic] and literate college graduates whose only ambition was to remain [on] campus.

cf. hedonistic

Castigate