espressivo

adjective (or adverb)

es·​pres·​si·​vo

ˌeˌspreˈsē(ˌ)vō,

ˌesprəˈ-

: expressive, expressively

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from espresso declared, evident, pressed out (from espresso —past participle of esprimere to express, declare, press out—from Latin expressus, past participle of exprimere to express) + Italian -ivo (from Latin -ivus -ive) (adjective)

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