staccato: Meaning and Definition of

stac•ca•to

1. shortened and detached when played or sung: staccato notes.
2. characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected:Cf. a staccato style of playing.
3. composed of or characterized by abruptly disconnected elements; disjointed: rapid-fire, staccato speech.

1. in a staccato manner.

1. performance in a staccato manner.
2. a staccato passage.