passionately
/ˈpæʃənətli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a passionate manner.
Example Sentences
- "“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.[…]”"
- "And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed."
- "Was the sorrow at Mrs. Inglethorp’s death so great? I realized that there was an emotional lack in the atmosphere. The dead woman had not the gift of commanding love. Her death was a shock and a distress, but she would not be passionately regretted."
Etymology
Etymology tree English passionate Middle English -ly English -ly English passionately From passionate + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more passionately (comparative)
most passionately (superlative)