bravissimo

bravissimo [brah-vis-uh-moh; Italian brah-vees-see-maw] ExamplesWord Origin interjection

1. (used to express the highest praise to a performer).

Origin of bravissimo 1755–65; Italian, equivalent to brav(o) bravo + -issimo superlative suffix Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for bravissimo Historical Examples of bravissimo

Before our faces, of course, they only clapped their snowy kid gloves, and murmured “Bravissimo!”

Beatrice Boville and Other Stories

Ouida

This little surprise delighted the audience immensely; they clapped, and cried ‘Bravo, bravissimo!’

Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Otto Jahn

I often called out bravo, bravissimo, for I always remembered that it was only her third appearance.

The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

British Dictionary definitions for bravissimo bravissimo interjection

1. very well done! excellent!

Word Origin for bravissimo C18: from Italian, superlative of bravo Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012