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"passionate" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often fervent (7 letters).
Definitions
having or expressing strong emotions
Word origin
From Middle English passionat, from Medieval Latin passiōnātus (“affected, impassioned, libidinous, easely angered”). Equivalent to passion + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Compare French passionné.
Used in a sentence
“Mandy is a passionate lover.”
“She is sad and passionate at your highness’ tent.”
“Poor, forlorn Proteus, passionate Proteus,”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Full of fervor”10 letters
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