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
- have sex
- have some surprises up their sleeves
- have someone back
- have someone in the palm of one's hand
- have someone on a string
- have someone or something all to oneself
- have someone or something covered
- have someone or something for lunch
- have someone or something in mind
- have someone or something to oneself
- have someone or something to thank for
- have someone or something to thank for something
- have someone pegged
- have someone stumped
- have someone taped
- have someone's (best) interests at heart
- have someone's back
- have someone's best interests at heart
- have someone's ear
- have someone's interests at heart
- have someone's measure
- have someone's number
- have something all to oneself
- have something back
- have something down to a science