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Definition of impassioned :
Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse.
Synonyms:
emotional, tempestuous, igneous, glowing, heated, blazing, torrid, soulful, red-hot, warm, histrionic, dithyrambic, hot-blooded, perfervid, feelings, scorching, fervid, flaming, hysterical
excited (part of speech: adjective)
energized, exhilarated, anxious, attentive, effervescent, aroused, electrified, disturbed, breathless, inflamed, disquieted, stimulated, turbulent, feverish
vigorous (part of speech: adjective)
exuberant, emphatic, burning, spirited, earnest, full-blooded, animated, frisky, passionate, potent, mettlesome, sprightly, fervent, zestful, fiery, hearty, agitated, afire, energetic, prolific, puissant, enthusiastic, peppy, zealous, industrious, zippy, strenuous, strong, vigorous, eager, lively, virile, powerful, lusty, active, ardent, excited, ablaze
moving (part of speech: adjective)
intense, study at passionate
Usage examples:
- Now these two great powers, as we may call them, these presiding stars over all that was English in thought and action, were both impassioned admirers of Shakspeare. - "Biographical Essays", Thomas de Quincey.
- From sixteen to twenty- two she had remained as indifferent as a star to the impassioned moths flitting around her. - "Virginia", Ellen Glasgow.
- The expression of Francis' face was earnest- almost impassioned- as it turned towards Jane. - "Mr. Hogarth's Will", Catherine Helen Spence.