staccato.

Consisting of short detached notes or abrupt separated sounds.

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Words that belong together

• staccato rhythm
• staccato tapping

On the page

Staccato tapping came from the pipe beyond the wall.

Her staccato rhythm broke the sentence into small defensible pieces.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more staccato; superlative most staccato where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.