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touched
touched
English
Adjective
touched (comparative more touched, superlative most touched)
- Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
- 1845, Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, Book 4, Chapter 1,
- "They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton.
- 1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone,
- “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.
- 1883, Jules Verne, Mary de Hauteville (translator), The Green Ray, Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Cavern,
- “And you came to save me, Mr. Oliver,” answered Miss Campbell, more touched by the courage of the young man than the dangers which could still happen.
- 1845, Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, Book 4, Chapter 1,
- Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
- 1913, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eva M. Martin (translator), The Idiot, Part III, Chapter IV,
- "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."
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 8: The Lestrygonians,
- All a bit touched. Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness.
- 1913, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eva M. Martin (translator), The Idiot, Part III, Chapter IV,
Synonyms
- (moved): affected, emotional, moved
- (slightly mentally deficient): retarded (offensive), touched in the head
Translations
moved
mentally deficient — see touched in the head
Verb
touched
- simple past tense and past participle of touch