passionately
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2.8
- adverb
- /ˈpæʃənətli/
:
apasionadamente
- I fought this campaign in the only way I know how, which is to say directly and passionately what I think and feel.
- believe passionately
- love passionately
- kiss passionately
And having you come up and speak passionately about it is the equalizer.
- And having you come up and speak passionately about it is the equalizer.
- And Somali Mam, a Cambodian activist who fights passionately against child prostitution.
- And we must open our hearts and still passionately disagree.
- Cold call, door knock, call your sphere, role play, do it passionately and do it consistently.
- What's what's the secret to being able to argue passionately with friends?
- I mean, younger people often respond kind of, let's just say passionately rather than as rationally.
- And when Gore emerged from the meeting, I got to say he was passionately noncommittal.
- We can't ask people to become vulnerable in front of those with whom they passionately disagree unless we can make them safe first.
- You want to have strong emotions, you want to live, you want to experience life strongly and passionately.
- Ever sweet fall taken passionately to death.
Examples
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In the documentary about your life, you speak passionately about curiosity.
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I passionately believe that it's the growth of small businesses into larger ones that is critical for Britain's future.
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And that you know, you guys are you guys are passionately committed to some things, right?
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You have to live passionately and on your own terms.
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And we must open our hearts and still passionately disagree.
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Professors are what they are because they are passionately interested in the subjects they teach.
Academic text (2002) -
That's why I fight so passionately for human rights.
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But I'm also, I'm passionately committed to, to the Palestinian issue.
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It really was her cause and something that she cared passionately about.
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She spoke passionately about her love for art and how it inspires her every day.
Synonyms
369
2.7
In a way that shows strong feelings
366
3.6
In a very urgent way because you feel a strong need or fear
104
2.9
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
88
3.1
In a very strong or focused way
81
3.7
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
61
3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
57
4.6
Completely and sincerely, with full support and no doubts
41
7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
38
3.0
In a very angry and energetic way
37
3.5
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
29
3.4
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
27
1.0
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
27
4.1
In a strong, angry, or excited way
19
5.4
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
13
5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
8
3.0
In a lively and eager way
7
4.9
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
5
5.4
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
3
5.1
In a way that shows strong feelings, often anger
2
6.4
Shows deep feeling and moves people
1
5.1
In a lively, excited way
1
7.4
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
1
6.7
In a way that shows strong feeling
1
5.1
In a lively and energetic way that shows excitement
1
7.7
Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face
1
6.0
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
With strong, excited feeling for something
In a warm, honest way that shows real feeling
In a way that shows strong, active enthusiasm for a belief or cause
In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling
To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings
In a way that makes people feel strong emotion and excitement
Excites people and makes them want to act
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
In a way that shows strong feeling and energy
In a very excited and wild way
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
passionately = passionate (transparent) = passion + ate + ly
A straightforward adverb formed by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'passionate'.
Etymology
Passionately comes from the word passion, which comes from the Latin passio meaning 'suffering'; people used it for feelings so strong they felt like pain. So, to do something passionately is to do it with very strong, deep feeling.