appassionante
thrilling; gripping
adjective ahp-pahs-syoh-NAHN-teh Rare
Also means
exciting
Usage Note
Appassionante describes something that grips you with passion or excitement — a match, a book, a story. It is stronger than interessante (interesting) and implies emotional involvement. Being a present-participle adjective, it has the same form for masculine and feminine: un film appassionante / una storia appassionante.
Examples
"È stata una partita appassionante."
Natural Translation
It was a thrilling match.
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