Obs. [ad. It. appassionato (cogn. w. OFr. apassionné, Sp. apasionado).] Influenced by passion of any kind, impassioned.
1580. Sidney, Arcad. (1622), 477. The strangers vehement speech, or rather appassionate exclayming.
1609. Douland, Ornith. Microl., 38. Musicke … reformeth appassionate minds.
