passionate
adjective
                                                                                                                            
                                                            pas·sion·ate
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət  
                                                      
                                                          
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        a
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : easily aroused to anger                                      
              
                             
a passionate but not a vicious boy— H. E. Scudder
H. E. Scudder
                         
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : filled with anger : angry                                      
              
                             
was passionate in her defense of her cub, and rage transformed her— G. D. Brown
G. D. Brown
                         
                
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                                                      : capable of, affected by, or expressing intense feeling                                      
              
                             
a passionate performance
                                       a passionate coach
                         
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                          
              
          
                                                      : enthusiastic, ardent                                      
              
                             
is passionate about basketball
                         
                
                    3
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : swayed by or affected with sexual desire                                      
              
                             
a passionate love affair
                         
                
                    
                                                      passionateness
                                      noun
                                                                            
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  Merriam-Webster unabridged




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