impassioned

[ im-pash-uhnd ]
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adjective
  1. filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.

Origin of impassioned

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; impassion + -ed2

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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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British Dictionary definitions for impassioned

impassioned

/ (ɪmˈpæʃənd) /


adjective
  1. filled with passion; fiery; inflamed: an impassioned appeal

Derived forms of impassioned

  • impassionedly, adverb
  • impassionedness, noun

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