impassioned
filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
Origin of impassioned
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Other words from impassioned
- im·pas·sioned·ly, adverb
- im·pas·sioned·ness, noun
- un·im·pas·sioned, adjective
- un·im·pas·sioned·ly, adverb
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How to use impassioned in a sentence
Zeyn Joukhadar, formerly Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar, has just published the impassioned “The Thirty Names of Night” which, like “The Map of Salt and Stars,” centers on Syrian families in their war-torn homeland and in America.
Zeyn Joukhadar’s ‘The Thirty Names of Night’ is a poetic portrait of a trans man’s search for a rare bird — and his own identity | Carol Memmott | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostHis impassioned speech thrust the furniture factory worker into the spotlight, putting him on Fox News and earning him a speaking platform with the National Rifle Association outreach board.
Two Years Ago, a Factory Worker. Today, a Republican Star | Nick Fouriezos | November 19, 2020 | OzyThen he became a viral internet sensation by giving an impassioned speech at a Greensboro City Council meeting in support of the Second Amendment, declaring “I am the majority!”
Wherever the trolley would stop, she’d disembark and deliver an impassioned speech while standing on top of a Moxie box borrowed from the nearest drugstore.
Early in American history, the filibuster permitted an impassioned minority to hold the floor, ensuring they could make their case, no matter the impatience of the majority.
You can clink your wine glass and deliver an impassioned speech about conquering the demons that kept you confined in the closet.
There were impassioned heroes rallying together to become better than they thought they could be.
‘Newsroom’ Premiere: Aaron Sorkin Puts CNN on Blast Over the Boston Bombing | Kevin Fallon | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEmma Watson this week impressed many with an impassioned U.N. speech about gender inequality.
In an impassioned call to action, he urged American doctors, nurses, and health care professionals to join Africa in its fight.
Then on March 23, Romero delivered a truly impassioned homily.
Why Pope Francis Wants to Declare Murdered Archbishop Romero a Saint | Christopher Dickey | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGeneral Stanhope then repeated to him, all that the impassioned resentment of Ripperda had excited him to avow.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterSocialism, like every other impassioned human effort, will flourish best under martyrdom.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockMeanwhile he wrote an impassioned letter to Napoleon urging him to seek no more wars of conquest.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBooks of impassioned poetry, and descriptions of heroic character and achievements, were her especial delight.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThere were no impassioned affections glowing in her bosom and impelling her to his side.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for impassioned
/ (ɪmˈpæʃənd) /
filled with passion; fiery; inflamed: an impassioned appeal
Derived forms of impassioned
- impassionedly, adverb
- impassionedness, noun
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