adagietto (adajiet to)

[It., dim. of adagio, q. v.] In music: (a) A short adagio. (b) An indication of time, signifying somewhat faster than adagio. adagio (à-da jiō), adv., a., and n. [It., slowly, lit. at leisure, slow. II. a. Slow: as, an adagio movement. III. n. A slow movement; also, a piece of music or part of a composition characterized by slow movement.