ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ado

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈduː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ado is a noun meaning Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.

Meaning

Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.

Example Sentences

Probably a crab would be filled with a sense of personal outrage if it could hear us class it without ado or apology as a crustacean, and thus dispose of it. “I am no such thing,” it would say; “I am myself, myself alone.”
Antonio:In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born, I am to learn; And such a wantwit sadness makes of me, That I have much ado to know myself.

Synonyms for ado

Depending on context, synonyms include argy-bargy, bobbery, brouhaha, bunfight, bustle, bust-up.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flurry, hustle, bustle, stir, fuss, formality.

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