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Synonyms for passionately


Grammar : Adv
Spell : pash-uh-nit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæʃ ə nɪt



Définition of passionately

Origin :
  • early 15c., "angry; emotional," from Medieval Latin passionatus "affected with passion," from Latin passio (genitive passionis) "passion" (see passion). Specific sense of "amorous" is attested from 1580s. Related: Passionately.
  • adv deeply
Example sentences :
  • Suppose a man hopelessly separated from one whom he passionately loves.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • He could never accept it, desire it as passionately as he might—and did.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Molly came forward, and threw her arms about him passionately.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Among them was the practice of hunting, of which she was passionately fond.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 12, June 18, 1870 » by Various
  • And at last throwing her arms round Benedetta, she kissed her passionately.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He had so long and so passionately looked for the advent of that moment!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • Passionately she bore the picture to her lips and her pride answered him.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • Newbury put up his arms, drew her down to him, and kissed her passionately.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • He spoke abruptly, passionately of the great chance on the docks down there.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • He was passionately smoking more cigarettes than were good for him.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

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