Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a manner to touch or move the passions; feelingly; affectingly.

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  • adverb In a touching manner.

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  • adverb in a poignant or touching manner

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Examples

  • With a fine youthful enthusiasm, beautiful to look upon, they bestowed on me that bit of honour, loyally all they had; and it has now, for reasons one and another, become touchingly memorable to me, —touchingly, and even grandly and tragically, —never to be forgotten for the remainder of my life.

    Paras. 25-51 1909

  • Though Ms. Peters is in fragile voice, her acting is touchingly intense, and her colleagues, Mr. Burstein in particular, give powerhouse performances that couldn't be bettered.

    When Faith Draws Blood Terry Teachout 2011

  • An enchanting story brimming with touchingly sincere emotions and compelling scenarios. . .

    How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011

  • Beautifully written, touchingly told, The Memory Palace lingers, radiating with pain and fear, love and freedom.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • She tries sex workshops and tantra festivals, encounters with "body workers" and "erotic masseurs" – and is never less than stringently, photographically and sometimes touchingly honest about the detail of what she does and precisely how it makes her feel, both sexually and emotionally.

    With the Kisses of His Mouth by Monique Roffey – review 2011

  • Out of all of this there will be some who might touchingly expect that an authoritative, "objective" account could at some point be written about the York University events of February 11.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • And, touchingly, a toddler believes he really is a superhero to the point where he won't live in the real world.

    TV highlights 06/07/2011: Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance | The Removal Men | Afghanistan: The Unknown Country | The Perfect Suit | Justified | Syrian School 2011

  • Rather touchingly, inspiration does return in his final years, but Mr. Houellebecq can only describe at a distance the saving graces of what he calls "artistic emotion"—his own cold, clinical writing is never able to activate it.

    Reflections on Self-Regard Sam Sacks 2012

  • Yet concealment seems to come naturally to the Harper administration -- as well as its on-going campaign of character assassination, aided and abetted by its journalistic buddies, so touchingly eager to be of use.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • The art in this thing is gorgeous and touchingly captures the grey dreariness surrounding a man who usually makes a living uncovering evidence of cheating lovers.

    What Are You Reading? | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

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