adagietto
1 of 2noun
ada·giet·to
ə-ˌdä-jē-ˈe-(ˌ)tō,
ä-,
-zhē-,
ˌa-də-ˈje-
plural -s
: a short adagio
adagietto
2 of 2adverb (or adjective)
ada·giet·to
ə-ˌdä-jē-ˈe-(ˌ)tō,
ä-,
-zhē-,
ˌa-də-ˈje-
: less slow than adagio —used as a direction in music
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian, diminutive of adagio
Adverb (or adjective)
Italian, from adagietto, noun
First Known Use
Noun
1852, in the meaning defined above
Adverb (or Adjective)
1841, in the meaning defined above
- point-device
- point-event
- point-instant
- point-of-care
- point-of-pur
- point-of-purchase
- point-of-sale
- point-of-sales
- point-of-ser
- point-of-service
- point-shaving
- point-slope form
- point-to-point
- pointblanker
- pointblankest
- pointe
- Pointe-Claire
- Pointe-Noire
- Pointe-à-Pitre
- pointed
- pointed (for)
- pointed (out)
- pointed (to)
- pointed (toward)
- pointed (up)