1. in a slow tempo
Usage: music

1. performed in a slow tempo
Usage: music

1. a musical composition or movement in slow tempo
Usage: music
2. a slow section in a ballet pas de deux
Usage: ballet

Examples

• The pianist played the piece adagio, with great expression.
• The adagio movement brought tears to the audience’s eyes.
• Mozart’s Adagio for Clarinet and Strings is hauntingly beautiful.
• The ballet featured a stunning adagio between the principal dancers.
• Please play this passage adagio, not allegro.
• The symphony’s second movement is marked adagio.
• During the adagio, the dancers moved with graceful precision.