passionately

adverb

pas·​sion·​ate·​ly ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət-lē How to pronounce passionately (audio)
: in a passionate manner:
a
: with great feeling and emotional intensity
Walt never ceased to be passionately loyal to his home town …—Jonathan Franzen
Clyburn has argued passionately for lowering the prices of prison phone calls and extending broadband access to the poor.—Brian Fung
He is filled with the rhetoric of dissent. He is passionately against war and passionately for peace.—Leon Wieseltier
b
: with strong sexual and often romantic feeling
kissed passionately
They fell passionately in love.

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The ability to understand the impact of each, navigate the challenges and passionately pursue the opportunities may ultimately determine who thrives in this space. — Nishtha Sareen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 All felt passionately about continuing to do it, and were eager to. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Manager Tony Vitello took several minutes before Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres to passionately defend shortstop Willy Adames, whose work ethic was criticized on Friday night’s Apple TV broadcast. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 What followed was some plum dramatic material for Charlie Day, as Charlie passionately accused his now-dead father of never being there for him as a kid. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for passionately

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of passionately was in the 15th century

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