passionately

[pash-uh-nit-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that is driven by intense feeling or strong conviction.

   You've written a much-needed book; hats off to you for championing the real issues so passionately.

2. in a way that channels or expresses ardent sexual desire.

   We were soon kissing passionately in the back of the taxi.

3. with enthusiasm and eagerness; wholeheartedly.

   I reserve the right to live passionately, to be a little reckless, and to make a few mistakes, as long as I learn from them.

Other Word Forms

• nonpassionately adverb
• overpassionately adverb
• unpassionately adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of passionately¹

passionate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

‘I gave up a job that I loved passionately’: My husband secretly set up a trust that includes our home and his investments.

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‘I gave up a job that I loved passionately’: My husband secretly set up a trust that includes our home and his investments.

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“Free speech should be defended for everyone, especially those that you passionately disagree with,” Weiss said last month at an event hours after the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Still, there is a collective sigh of relief across this region, and around a world pulled passionately into this conflagration more than any other conflict.

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“This move is part of Paramount’s bigger vision to modernize content and the way it connects — directly and passionately — to audiences around the world.”

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