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affettuoso (iou)



affettuoso adverb, adjective, & noun. E18.
[Italian.]
Music.
A. adverb & adjective. A direction: with feeling, tender(ly). E18.
B. noun. Pl. -si [-zi], -sos. A movement expressing tenderness. rare. L18.
fig.: Burke The tender, soothing strains, in the affettuoso of humanity.