impassioned

CEFRC1

/ˌɪˈmpæʃənd/

adjective

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The impassioned speech inspired the crowd.
The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.
She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […]

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She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.
1838 March – 1839 October, Charles Dickens, “In which the Occurrence of the Accident mentioned in the last Chapter, affords an opportunity to a couple of Gentlemen to tell Stories...
Of course, when I mentioned walking from one end of the platform to another (to change ends, or to check for possible hazards or obstructions), he gave a very impassioned defence of drivers having multiple exercises and jobs to finish - which is very true.
2025 March 5, Richard Wilcock, “In defence of the train drivers”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 30

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From impassion + -ed.