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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In a small and charming village, a teenage girl passionately pursues her musical dream. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024 Bárbara Enríquez, the production designer, and Carolina Caicedo, the producer, are prime examples; both speak passionately about the exhaustive work done so far. —

Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024 Some are passionately pro-raspberry, while others swear by the classic almond filling. —

Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024 The Fondazione Sanlorenzo, born in 2020, is passionately supported by Massimo Perotti and his children, Cecilia and Cesare. —

Kathleen Turner, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passionately