agitato
[ aj-i-tah-toh; Italian ah-jee-tah-taw ]
/ ˌædʒ ɪˈtɑ toʊ; Italian ˌɑ dʒiˈtɑ tɔ /
Save This Word!
adjective Music.
agitated; restless or hurried in movement or style.
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Meet Grammar Coach
Improve Your Writing
Origin of agitato
1885–90; <Italian <Latin agitātus.See agitate
Words nearby agitato
agit. ante us., agitate, agitated, agitated depression, agitation, agitato, agitator, agit. bene, agitpop, agitprop, Aglaia
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for agitato
British Dictionary definitions for agitato
agitato
/ (ˌædʒɪˈtɑːtəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
music (to be performed) in an agitated manner
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012