PAS'SIONATE, a. 1. Easily moved to anger; easily excited or agitated by injury or insult; applied to persons. Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate.2. Highly excited; vehement; warm; applied to things; as passionate affection; passionate desire; passionate concern.3. Expressing strong emotion; animated; as passionate eloquence.PAS'SIONATE, v.t. To affect with passion; to express passionately. [Not used.]
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