lentissimo

[ len-tis-uh-moh; Italian len-tees-see-maw ]

adjective

1. very slow.

adverb

1. very slowly.

lentissimo

/ lɛnˈtɪsɪˌməʊ /

adjective

1. music to be played very slowly

Word History and Origins

Origin of lentissimo¹

1900–05; < Italian, superlative of lento lento

Word History and Origins

Origin of lentissimo¹

Italian, superlative of lento slow