touchingly
2
5.1
- adverb
- /ˈtʌtʃɪŋli/
:
conmovedoramente
- She spoke touchingly about her late grandmother, evoking memories that brought tears to everyone's eyes.
- touchingly naive
- touchingly innocent
- touchingly human
Examples
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Shabby but proud in his tattered cloak, shielding his eyes with a small, touchingly frayed umbrella from the glare of the studio lights.
Fiction book (1992) -
" Bernie sang this last phrase, his voice quavery but touchingly true.
Fiction book (1990) -
And it was probably the most touchingly funny film I'd ever seen.
Blog text (27) -
My dear Miss Birchfield, how touchingly naive you are.
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Close to, they seemed painfully young, in their mid-teens at most, the two obvious brothers and the girl touchingly in love with each other.
Fiction book (1999) -
More than anything else, faith in God that triumphs over all odds is movingly recounted and touchingly told.
Blog text (26) -
In her speech, Jenna touchingly spoke of how she overcame her own teenage awkwardness and now aspires to help others do the same.
Blog text (12) -
I think you'll find quite a few of them moving—even touchingly eloquent.
Blog text (25) -
In the end, one is pleased even by underwear carelessly tossed beside the bed, a damp toothbrush, and the touchingly meaningless groans of sleep.
Fiction book (1997) -
Dear Poppa!—a vain, blustering, overbearing man, yet touchingly direct in his egotism.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
369
2.7
In a way that shows strong feelings
53
1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
41
1.0
In a kind and caring way that shows strong feeling for someone
41
1.5
In a warm way that shows liking or love
23
1.6
In a gentle, caring way that shows love
10
5.6
In a sad way that shows you wish for something you no longer have
10
3.3
In a kind, understanding way toward someone's feelings
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
5
6.6
In a way that shows deep pain or longing
5
7.0
In a way that makes you feel moved or very sad
4
4.7
Makes people feel deep sadness or pity
4
4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
4
5.1
In a way that makes people feel pity and want to help
4
6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
3
5.1
In a way that makes people feel very sad
2
4.2
In a way that makes people like someone and feel warm towards them
2
4.7
In a way that shows warm feelings about people or the past
2
6.4
Shows deep feeling and moves people
1
4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
1
6.7
In a way that shows strong feeling
1
7.0
In a way that brings strong images and memories to mind
1
7.1
In a moving way that makes people feel sad or touched
1
7.0
In a way that relates to feelings
In a way that makes people feel very sad and cry
In a way that shows someone is crying
In a way that makes people feel very sad
In a way that makes people feel warm and loving toward another person
To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings
In a sad and thoughtful way
In a way that shows tears and deep sadness
In a way that looks like someone has wet eyes because they feel moved
How Moving
3
5.1
5
7.0
4
4.7
2
5.1
23
1.6
372
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Touchingly comes from the simple word touch ('to feel with the hand' or 'to move someone's feelings') plus the endings -ing and -ly, which change it into a word that describes how something is done. So touchingly means 'in a way that touches the heart', like a story or speech that moves your feelings as if it gently touched you.