capriccioso

adjective

ca·​pric·​ci·​o·​so

kəˌprēchēˈō(ˌ)sō,

-ich-

: free and impulsive

—used chiefly as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from capriccio + -oso -ous

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