agitato

adverb or adjective

ag·​i·​ta·​to ˌa-jə-ˈtä-(ˌ)tō 

: in a restless and agitated manner

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, "agitated," from past participle of agitare "to disturb, agitate"

First Known Use

circa 1801, in the meaning defined above