passionately

[ pash-uh-nit-lee ]

/ ˈpæʃ ə nɪt li /

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adverb

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.

in a way that channels or expresses ardent sexual desire:We were soon kissing passionately in the back of the taxi.

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.

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Origin of passionately

passionate + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM passionately

non·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverbo·ver·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverbun·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb

Words nearby passionately

passing shot, passion, passional, passionary, passionate, passionately, Passion cross, passionflower, passionfruit, Passionist, passionless

How to use passionately in a sentence

The keys to Bezos’s success, he argues, are passionate curiosity, a multidisciplinary scope that incorporates science and humanities, and the ability to retain “a childlike sense of wonder.”
Jeff Bezos’s thoughts on Big Business, outer space and The Washington Post|James Ledbetter|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
Gardening is something Madcap Cottage founders John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon are passionate about.
Shopping with the pros: The Madcap Cottage team chooses favorites from Terrain|Mari-Jane Williams|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
This lab is targeting open innovation with startup accelerators empowering communities online, communities of people, passionate and willing to work together to accomplish a common objective.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Now he’s passionate about getting his friends and their friends to vote.
The race to get Georgia’s 23,000 17-year-olds registered to vote|Tanya Basu|November 15, 2020|MIT Technology Review

I can show her old coverage, or I can show her old YouTube videos, but it’s so different when she sees it with her own eyes—me training for something that I am really passionate about.
Michelle Wie West on her golf comeback plan: I want my daughter to see me play|ehinchliffe|November 10, 2020|Fortune
So what piece could have so passionately enraged this caller that I was marked for death?
A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat|Annie Gaus|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I think the debate is so heated because people really care passionately about changing the world,” he said.
Do They Know It’s Time to Stop Band Aid?|Tom Sykes|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pair came off, for all intents and purposes, as passionately opinionated amateurs on the subject at hand.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence|Patricia Pearson|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although he is passionately pro-life, he has expressed openness to civil unions in the past.
South Dakota's Bizarre Four-Way (Senate Election, That Is)|Ben Jacobs|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clooney revels in the freedom to work on projects he feels passionately about.
Clooney: A Constant Charmer at the Altar|Tim Teeman|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When alone she sometimes picked it up and kissed the cold glass passionately.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
“My sister is passionately fond of children,” said the elder lady, in smiling apology.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She would sometimes gather them passionately to her heart; she would sometimes forget them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He has felt strongly, and he was feeling strongly now; he was feeling passionately—that was my whole contention.
Confidence|Henry James
Elderly matrons—and in Turkey every lady is an elderly matron in her fortieth year—are passionately devoted to this enjoyment.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.