PASSIONATE

adj. 1 ardent, eager, intense, fervid, zealous, avid, eager, earnest, zestful, feverish, fanatic(al), vehement, impassioned, emotional, animated, spirited, enthusiastic, vigorous, invigorated, energetic Passionate environmentalists campaign for better governmental control of carbon dioxide emissions 2 aroused, lustful, lecherous, erotic, sexual, amorous, sensual, Colloq hot She tried to resist his passionate advances 3 quick-tempered, irascible, hotheaded, fiery, testy, huffy or huffish, peevish, cranky, peppery, choleric, touchy, bilious, snappish, volatile, cross, temperamental, irritable, quarrelsome, pugnacious, argumentative, contentious, belligerent, Rare atrabilious or atrabiliar Valerie gets into a passionate mood whenever she thinks she is being treated unjustly