passionately

B2
US /ˈpæʃənətli/
adv Freq #16844

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    with passion

    They kissed passionately.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a passionate manner.

    “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]”

  3. 3
    adv

    in a stormy or violent manner

Etymology

From passionate + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adv · in a stormy or violent manner stormily

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