- shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes.
- characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected: a staccato style of playing.
- composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; disjointed: rapid-fire, staccato speech.
- in a staccato manner.
- performance in a staccato manner.
- a staccato passage.
- (of notes) short, clipped, and separate
- characterized by short abrupt sounds, as in speech
- (esp used as a musical direction) in a staccato manner
