PAS'SIONATE, adjective 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, verb transitive To affect with passion; to express passionately. [Not used.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI