strepitoso

adjective (or adverb)

stre·​pi·​to·​so

¦strepə¦tō(ˌ)sō

: noisy, impetuous

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from strepito noise (from Latin strepitus) + -oso (from Latin -osus -ose)

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