passionately

adverb

pas·sion·ate·ly ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət-lē

: in a passionate manner:

: 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

: with strong feelings of sexual desire

They fell passionately in love.

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Heck, fans passionately screamed as the six-time All-Star’s name was announced to round out the Heat’s starting lineup. —

James Jackson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 Some passionately defended their favorite trends, while others shared their own fashion grievances. —

Lydia Patrick, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Hearts swell when Costner’s voice cracks while passionately defending the value of truth. —

Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Reflecting on his Apple Music show Rocket Hour, John spoke passionately about supporting emerging artists like Chappell Roan. —

Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passionately