impassioned
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- impassionedly adverb
- impassionedness noun
- unimpassioned adjective
- unimpassionedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of impassioned
Example Sentences
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Above all, the music serves to amplify the devotional mood of the film, which resembles nothing so much as an impassioned church service.
The pastrami sandwiches at Katz’s Delicatessen are iconic, but Meg Ryan’s impassioned exclamations at the deli in “When Harry Met Sally” may be even more iconic.
From Salon
He found himself returning to Lear, and Avco Embassy Pictures, to deliver an impassioned speech about why he thought “This Is Spinal Tap” would work.
Both sides gave impassioned arguments that the case they presented over two months validated a verdict in their favor.
From Los Angeles Times
A centrist with conservative leanings on the economy and foreign policy, he became a social-media celebrity last March when he delivered an impassioned eight-minute speech in the Senate’s gilded chamber.
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