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impassioned

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im·pas·sioned  (m-pshnd)
adj.
Filled with passion; fervent: an impassioned plea for justice.
impassioned [ɪmˈpæʃənd]
adj
filled with passion; fiery; inflamed an impassioned appeal
impassionedly  adv
impassionedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.impassionedimpassioned - characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, perfervid, torrid
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
impassioned
Translations
impassioned [ɪmˈpæʃnd] ADJ [speech, plea] → apasionado; [person] → exaltado
impassioned [ɪmˈpæʃənd] adj [speech, appeal] → passionné(e)
impassioned
adj → leidenschaftlich
impassioned [ɪmˈpæʃnd] adj → appassionato/a
impassioned [ɪmˈpæʃnd] adj → appassionato/a


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It was not for their tameness, but for their impassioned sincerity, that he chose incidents and situations from common life, "related in a selection of language really used by men.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
Two months after marriage her husband abandoned her, and her impassioned protestations of affection he met with a sarcasm and even hostility that people knowing the count's good heart, and seeing no defects in the sentimental Lidia, were at loss to explain.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
But he found himself encompassed with guards and forced to remain silent while the Chief Circle in a few impassioned words made a final appeal to the Women, exclaiming that, if the Colour Bill passed, no marriage would henceforth be safe, no woman's honour secure; fraud, deception, hypocrisy would pervade every household; domestic bliss would share the fate of the Constitution and pass to speedy perdition.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
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