passionately

adverb

pas·​sion·​ate·​ly ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət-lē 

: 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.

Examples of passionately in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

During the meeting, several of the committee members spoke passionately about working together for the good of the entire district and not just one school. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

The two kiss passionately, suggesting Kit will remain a key part of Ransom Canyon going forward. — Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026

During a regents meeting last week, faculty and students spoke passionately about UC admissions, including the course requirements. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for passionately

• compassionately
• dispassionately