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

Rhymes for agitato

• kato
• keto
• thereto