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Definition of Adios
1. Noun. A farewell remark. "They said their good-byes"
Generic synonyms: Farewell, Word Of Farewell
Definition of Adios
1. interj. Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people.
Definition of Adios
1. Interjection. goodbye ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adios
1. used to express farewell [interj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adios
Literary usage of Adios
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narratives of South America, Illustrating Manners, Customs, and Scenery by Charles Empson (1836)
"adios ! adios ! adios ! The sluggish blood creeps through your veins, ... adios !
adios ! adios ! Like the pure breeze our thoughts are free : Ye bear the ..."
2. Dark Days in Chile: An Account of the Revolution of 1891 by Maurice H. Hervey (1892)
"... Naval Skirmish—adios—Moraga the Lamb—A Clover Kuse—Captain Cook saves us—A
Naval Duel declined—Wo rejoin the Imperial—Bombardment of Iquique—Bombardment ..."
3. The Real Ramona of Helen Hunt Jackson's Famous Novel by David Andrew Hufford (1900)
"... the Indian may seem to be, they have a sensitive nature, and before you are
entirely through, they get right up and say " adios " — and that settles it. ..."
4. The Land of the Blessed Virgin: Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by William Somerset Maugham (1920)
"Getting adios up at five to catch my boat, I went down to the harbour; a grey
mist hung over ... Of course the intention of this book is not to induce adios ..."
5. Rangers and Sovereignty by Dan W. Roberts (1914)
"adios Rangers In the fall of 1882, we found ourselves becoming inactive, as our
primary work abated, in a sense that was gratifying to our past effort, ..."
6. Reminiscences of a Ranchman by Edgar Beecher Bronson (1908)
"CHAPTER TWELVE adios TO DEADMAN FOR me the range situation in '82 was a most
painful dilemma. I loved the Deadman Ranch ..."
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