misterioso
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of misterioso
< Italian, equivalent to mysteri ( o ) mystery 1 + -oso -ous
Example Sentences
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A misterioso clairvoyant, Madame Web is a secondary Spider-Man character who met the web-weaver in the comics in 1980 while regally parked on a life-support system shaped like a round-bottom flask.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
But this island’s overseer, called Mr. Roarke as he was on television, is played by Michael Peña in a mild misterioso vibe, in contrast with the kitsch suavity of his original portrayer, Ricardo Montalbán.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2020
When Soper announces that “the meaning of music-making is obvious to everyone,” the trio interrupts her with a trembling, misterioso digression.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 19, 2017
I walked slowly down my brain's main highway, doing it langsam, misterioso.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2012
Forest Stillness is an Adagio, opening with softly breathed chords misterioso.
From Edward MacDowell by John F. Porte
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