staccatos
Short, detached sounds
Staccatos is the plural of staccato, a musical term for notes played in a short, detached, clipped manner—the opposite of smooth and connected.
The word extends beyond music to describe any sharp, abrupt delivery: She spoke in staccatos, each word bitten off.
Gunfire, typing, and speech patterns are often described as staccato or in staccatos.
Cut or trimmed briefly
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- terseBrief to bluntness
- choppyBroken into waves
- punctuatedGiven grammatical marks
halting · curt · sharp · broken · syllables · emphatic · enunciation · delivery
clipped
Cut or trimmed briefly
punctuated · halting · curt · sharp · broken · syllables · emphatic · enunciation · delivery · cadence
jerky
Cured meat snack
sudden · punctuated · halting · rhythmic · twitchy · snappy · bursts · mechanical · robotic · choppy
notes
Brief written records
- articulationClear vocal expression
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- marcatoEmphasized, detached playing
legato · pizzicato · spiccato · rhythm · short · crisp · percussive · accent · phrasing · tempo