Crossword Dictionary
IMPASSIONED
ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid - a
characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
Synonyms
ardent, fervent, fierce, fiery, heated, intense, passionate, rousing, sentimental, stirring
Examples
He looked at her and was struck by the serious impassioned expression of her face.
Bahya portrays an intensely spiritual conception of religion, and rises at times to great heights of impassioned mysticism.
But war was in the air, and the most impassioned speeches he ever delivered were addressed to this parliament in fruitless opposition to the Crimean War.
Etymology
"expressive of strong feeling, filled with passion," c. 1600, past-participle adjective from impassion.