Musical Dynamics

noun a musical term indicating to play very loudly

• The orchestra played the final movement fortissimo, filling the concert hall with a powerful sound.
• She yelled at the top of her lungs, fortissimo, to make sure he heard her from across the room.
• The bass in that song hits fortissimo, it's so intense!
• Her emotions were like a fortissimo wave, overwhelming and impossible to ignore.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb to indicate manner, time, place, or degree

• The robot moved jerkily as it tried to navigate through the narrow hallway.
• She danced jerkily to the music, trying to follow the beat.
• He drove jerkily down the road, swerving in and out of lanes.
• The conversation proceeded jerkily, with awkward pauses and stilted responses.