touched
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem
ADV
deeply, greatly, really, very | quite, rather
PREP
by
Her kindness toward the homeless man touched everyone by its genuine sincerity.
Definitions
adj
Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
I was touched that he should remember my birthday.
"They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton.
Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
"Don't you see he is a lunatic, prince?" whispered Evgenie Pavlovitch in his ear. "Someone told me just now that he is a bit touched on the subject of lawyers, that he has a mania for making speeches and intends to pass the examinations. I am expecting a splendid burlesque now."
All a bit touched. Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
- affected
- stirred
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6I was touched that he should remember my birthday.
Wiktionary"They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton.
Wiktionary“If there is anything good or true in what I write, it isn’t mine. I owe it all to you and Mother and Beth,” said Jo, more touched by her father’s words than by any amount of praise from the world.
WiktionaryWhen the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins.
Tatoeba · #1728During the press conference, the President touched on foreign relations.
Tatoeba · #20191The apple-blossom was touched by the frost.
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