Adagio

(jo), a. [It. adagio, comp. of ad and agio, convenience, leisure; O. It. asio, Pg. azo, Pr. ais, aise, Fr. aise, Eng. ease.] (Mus.) Slow; moving slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.

A-dä'ġio, n. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn.