impassioned
adjective/ɪmˈpæʃnd/
/ɪmˈpæʃnd/
[usually before noun]- (usually of speech) showing strong feelings about something synonym fervent
- an impassioned plea/speech/defence
- He made an impassioned plea for the rebels to lay down their arms.
- She wrote an impassioned letter to her local newspaper to complain about the new road.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryImpassioned is used with these nouns:- letter
- plea
- speech
- …
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