affettuoso

adjective (or adverb)

af·​fet·​tu·​o·​so

(ˌ)a-ˌfe-chə-ˈwō-(ˌ)sō,

-ˌfe-tə-,

-(ˌ)zō

: tender or affecting

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Late Latin affectuosus

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

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