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pas·sion·ate (păsh'ə-nĭt)
adj.
  1. Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions: a family of passionate personalities.
  2. Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
  3. Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.
  4. Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent: a passionate speech against injustice.
  5. Arising from or marked by passion: a teacher who is passionate about her subject.
passionately pas'sion·ate·ly adv.
passionateness pas'sion·ate·ness n.

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