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Impassioned vs Lusty - What's the difference?

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Impassioned is a related term of lusty.


As adjectives the difference between impassioned and lusty

is that impassioned is filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent while lusty is strong, healthy and vigorous.

impassioned

English

Alternative forms

*empassioned

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Filled with intense emotion or passion; fervent.
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.9:
  • *:She was empassioned at that piteous act, / With zealous envy of the Greekes cruell fact / Against that nation […].
  • *1839 , (Charles Dickens), Nicholas Nickleby , VI:
  • *:The tears fell fast from the maiden's eyes as she closed her impassioned appeal, and hid her face in the bosom of her sister.

    • lusty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Strong, healthy and vigorous.
  • hearty and enthusiastic.
  • (informal, proscribed) Given to experiencing lust; enjoying physical sensations.

    • Derived terms

    * lustily * lustiness

    See also

    * lustful