passionately
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2.8
- adverb
- /ˈpæʃənətli/
- 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
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Watch on YouTubeAnd 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
324
3.6
In a very urgent way because you feel a strong need or fear
87
3.1
In a very strong or focused way
68
3.7
In a very strong way that shows energy or anger
62
3.2
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
57
2.9
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
40
4.6
Completely and sincerely, with full support and no doubts
38
7.4
To speak or act with strong feeling and force
36
3.5
In a way that shows strong interest and excitement
27
3.4
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
25
4.1
In a strong, angry, or excited way
20
1.0
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
17
5.4
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
16
3.0
In a very angry and energetic way
12
5.1
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
6
4.9
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
6
3.0
In a lively and eager way
5
5.4
Doing something with great energy and strong interest
2
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
7.7
Very brightly like a light, or showing strong feeling on someone's face
1
5.1
In a lively and energetic way that shows excitement
1
6.2
In a way that makes people feel strong emotion and excitement
1
6.0
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
1
9.7
In a way that shows great excitement and strong feeling
1
5.9
To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings
1
7.0
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
1
5.6
Excites people and makes them want to act
1
9.7
In a very excited and wild way
1
8.2
With strong, excited feeling for something
1
6.5
In a warm, honest way that shows real feeling
1
7.4
In a way that shows strong feeling and energy
1
7.2
In a way that shows strong, active enthusiasm for a belief or cause
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.