Assez
adverb
(music) (as part of a musical direction) fairly; rather
historical examples
la rochefoucauld, depuis -ssez longtemps ayant envie de la quitter, prit cette occasion avec joie.
political women (vol. 1 of 2) sutherland menzies
baedeker describes it as an -ssez belle ville, but it was not -ssez belle for me.
a spring walk in provence archibald marshall
-ssez gagne qui malheur perd—he gains enough who gets rid of a sorrow.
dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, english and foreign sources james wood
or le sieur de monts ayant l’authorit & puissance cy-deuant dicte, & -ssez bien muny, & accompagn part-t de france l’an 1604.
the jesuit relations and allied doc-ments, vol. iii: acadia, 1611-1616 various
-ssez sait qui sait vivre et se taire—he knows 30 enough who knows how to live and how to keep his own counsel.
dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, english and foreign sources james wood
le jardin est pet-t, -ssez grand cependant pour moi, et j’ai une clef pour entrer aux jardins de sans-souci.
life and correspondence of david hume, volume ii (of 2) john hill burton
-ssez y a, si trop n’y a—there is enough where there is not too much.
dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, english and foreign sources james wood
when she inquired about the progress made, his reply was always the same: “-ssez bien,” which she considered quite satisfactory.
susan amy walton
“-ssez barbare,” said i, as i saw that the exquisite’s nails were in the deepest possible mourning.
servia, youngest member of the european family andrew archibald paton
clarissa harlowe provoked the criticism that the author was not -ssez rou pour peindre les roueries.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 16, slice 4 various
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