adagietto

/əˌdæ(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/

UK: /əˌdɑː(d)ʒiːˈɛtəʊ/

adagietto

English Noun

Definition

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian adagietto, a diminutive of adagio.