Precipitevolissimevolmente is the longest word in the Italian language.
It comes from the adjective precipitevole, and precipitevolissimevolmente is the adverb.
Ironically, it means ‘as fast as you can’.
Laura’s Word of the Week: Precipitevolissimevolmente
Posted on September 24, 2009
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What an interesting word. When I signed up for your newsletter, I discovered my own interesting word of the week ‘fegit’. I have no idea what it means but it was created by the wonderful spam filter system that protects your site. x