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pas·sion·ate  audio  (psh-nt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities.
  2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
  3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.
  4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.
  5. Arising from or marked by passion: a teacher who is passionate about her subject.


OTHER FORMS:
passion·ate·ly (Adverb), passion·ate·ness (Noun)


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