Definition of Assai

1. Adverb. In music, a tempo direction equivalent to "very". ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Assai

1. a tropical tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Assai

1. A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow. Origin: It, fr. L. Ad + satis enough. See Assets. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Literary usage of Assai

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1. A Journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (1895)
"assai I'ALM.— VISIT TO ORPHAN ASYLUM. — DETAINED IN PORT. — VARIETY OF MEDUS.E —ARRIVAL O>' AMERICAN GUNBOAT. — MORE MEDUS. ..."

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