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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Passionately \Pas"sion*ate*ly\, adverb
1. In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently.
Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and passionately. --South.
2. Angrily; irascibly. --Locke.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
passionately
adverb
1: with passion; "she kissed him passionately"
2: in a stormy or violent manner [syn: {stormily}, {turbulently}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "passionately": adoringly, affectionately, amorously, ardently, breathlessly, cordially, dearly, devotedly, devoutly, earnestly, effectively, eloquently, enthusiastically, excitedly, expressively, exuberantly, fervently, fervidly, feverishly, fluently, fondly, forcefully, glibly, glowingly, graphically, heart and soul, heartily, heatedly, hotly, impassionedly, impressively, in glowing terms, intensely, intently, keenly, kindly, lovingly, meaningfully, perfervidly, powerfully, seriously, sincerely, smoothly, spiritedly, strikingly, tellingly, tenderly, vehemently, vigorously, vividly, warmly, with affection, with love, zealously
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