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impassioned

 [im-pash-uhnd]  

im·pas·sioned

   [im-pash-uhnd]
adjective
filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
Origin:
1595–1605; impassion + -ed2

Related forms
im·pas·sioned·ly, adverb
im·pas·sioned·ness, noun
un·im·pas·sioned, adjective
un·im·pas·sioned·ly, adverb

Synonyms
emotional, vehement, fervent, fiery.

Antonyms
apathetic.

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im·pas·sion

   [im-pash-uhn]
verb (used with object)
to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
Origin:
1585–95; < Italian impassionare. See im-1, passion
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impassioned (ɪmˈpæʃənd)
 
—adj
filled with passion; fiery; inflamed: an impassioned appeal
 
im'passionedly
 
—adv
 
im'passionedness
 
—n

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