misterioso

American  

[mi-steer-ee-oh-soh, mee-ste-ryaw-saw] / mɪˌstɪər iˈoʊ soʊ, ˌmi stɛˈryɔ sɔ /

adjective

Music.

1. mysterious, strange, or weird.

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Etymology

Origin of misterioso

< Italian, equivalent to mysteri ( o ) mystery ¹ + -oso -ous

Example Sentences

Mientras miraba fijamente el ojo rocoso en lo alto de Las Campanas, intenté imaginar lo que el Gigante de Magallanes y sus hermanos revelarían sobre nuestro misterioso cosmos, y qué afortunados astrónomos cosecharían el conocimiento.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

La heredera de Fórmula Uno, Petra Ecclestone, y un comprador misterioso hicieron historia este mes con la venta récord de $119.75 millones de “The Manor” en Holmby Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2019

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

William, un misterioso denunciante cuya verdadera identidad nunca se ha revelado, instigó hace dos años la investigación del FBI de Melgen y Menéndez.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2015

"The Journey of Life" is an andante misterioso that catches the gloom of Bryant's verse, and offers a good play for that art of interweaving voices in which Gilchrist is an adept.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert