passional
of, relating to, or marked by passion.
caused or accompanied by passion: a passional crime.
a book containing descriptions of the sufferings of saints and martyrs, for reading on their festivals.
Origin of passional
1Other words from passional
- trans·pas·sion·al, adjective
Words Nearby passional
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How to use passional in a sentence
A long line is more stately, a short line more abrupt, passional, and intense.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryThe simpler forms of passional emotion are almost entirely instinctive in their manifestation.
Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker AtkinsonOur social conventions require that we should subordinate these passional feelings, to some extent at least.
Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker AtkinsonOne has very little need, as a rule, to develop the passional emotions.
Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker AtkinsonAll passional demonstrations seem to belong to the two concerned, not to other persons.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) | Ida Husted Harper
British Dictionary definitions for passional
/ (ˈpæʃənəl) /
of, relating to, or due to passion or the passions
a book recounting the sufferings of Christian martyrs or saints
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