agitato

[ aj-i-tah-toh; Italian ah-jee-tah-taw ]

adjectiveMusic.
  1. agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.

Origin of agitato

1
1885–90; <Italian <Latin agitātus.See agitate

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British Dictionary definitions for agitato

agitato

/ (ˌædʒɪˈtɑːtəʊ) /


adjective, adverb
  1. music (to be performed) in an agitated manner

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