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the proof that doing something halfway is the only true failure
means the hearty, wholehearted enthusiasm and relish with which you throw yourself into doing something.
from Straight from Italian gusto, meaning taste or relish, which descends from Latin gustus, an act of tasting — the same root that flavors English words like 'disgust' and 'gustatory.' Originally about the literal pleasure of the palate, it broadened into the metaphorical sense of savoring any experience with full appetite.
- origin
- From Latin gustus, meaning a tasting or sense of taste
- flavor link
- Shares roots with disgust, taste gone violently wrong
- phrase math
- Always paired with a verb you're glad someone did
- sibling words
- Gourmet and gustatory grew from the same flavorful stem