riuscissimo

Riuscissimo is an Italian adjective and, less commonly, an adverb derived from the verb riuscire, meaning to succeed or to manage to do something. The term conveys a high degree of success or feasibility and is used to describe outcomes, performances, or people who fulfill a task with exceptional effectiveness.

Etymology and forms

The word is built from the verb riuscire with the intensifying suffix -issimo. The standard, more formal superlative form of the related participle is riuscitissimo (masculine), with feminine riuscitissima and plurals riuscitissimi/riuscitissime. In everyday speech, riuscissimo can sometimes appear as a shortened or variant form, but riuscitissimo is generally preferred in standard Italian.

Usage

Riuscissimo describes something that is extremely successful or highly feasible. It can modify nouns, as in un risultato riuscitissimo (an extremely successful result) or una trattativa riuscitissima (an incredibly successful negotiation). It can also describe a person or plan that achieves success with exceptional effectiveness, though it remains a stylistically emphatic term; in formal contexts, alternatives like molto riuscito or altamente riuscito may be used.

Examples

- La presentazione è stata riuscitissima.

- Era una strategia riuscitissima per ottenere l’appoggio desiderato.

See also

Riuscire, riuscito, riuscita, riuscitissimo.

Notes

Riuscissimo is primarily employed in expressive or evaluative language and is less common in technical or formal writing, where more neutral phrasing is preferred.