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

Since news of the contract started to spread last month, members of the public have passionately spoken out against the contract at every City Council meeting. —Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

Mickey and Konrad have magnificently matured a raw, brilliant idea into a bold and uncompromising drama series passionately appreciated by both critics and its fiercely loyal fanbase. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026

The romantic intrigue involving Hedda, Lovborg and Thea is more passionately combustible than the one involving Hedda, George and Judge Brack. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026

Melvin spoke passionately about transforming his city—not by pushing traditional political levers but by investing in libraries, creating public spaces, and funding job training programs. —Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for passionately

• compassionately
• dispassionately