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affectingly

affectingly

1 7.1
In a moving way that makes people feel sad or touched
  • adverb
  • /əˈfɛktɪŋli/
translation icon : conmovedoramente
  • She spoke affectingly about her childhood memories, evoking deep sympathy from everyone in the room.
  • wrote affectingly

Examples

  • She spoke affectingly about her childhood experiences during the ceremony.

  • He described his loss affectingly, capturing the attention of everyone in the room.

  • The letter was written so affectingly that it moved many readers to tears.

  • She spoke affectingly about her late grandmother.

  • The film portrayed the story affectingly.

  • The film ended affectingly, leaving the audience in tears as they reflected on the characters' journey.

  • His letter was written affectingly, touching upon themes of love and loss that resonated with many readers.

Synonyms

achingly
vsaffectingly
5 6.6

In a way that shows deep pain or longing

focuses on strong feeling generally rather than specifically pain
poignantly
vsaffectingly
5 7.0

In a way that makes you feel moved or very sad

is more general and can include varied moving effects
movingly
vsaffectingly
4 4.7

Makes people feel deep sadness or pity

is similar but can be used more widely for strong feeling
heartbreakingly
vsaffectingly
3 5.1

In a way that makes people feel very sad

is similar but not always so overwhelmingly sad
touchingly
vsaffectingly
2 5.1

In a way that makes you feel sad or moved

is stronger and may arouse broader intense feelings
soulfully
vsaffectingly
2 6.4

Shows deep feeling and moves people

aims to arouse emotion in listeners rather than just express it
feelingly
vsaffectingly
  • Archaic
1 6.7

In a way that shows strong feeling

is about causing feeling in others rather than expressing it
evocatively
vsaffectingly
1 7.0

In a way that brings strong images and memories to mind

focuses more on evoking emotion itself than on images
heartrendingly
vsaffectingly
8.4

In a way that makes people feel very sad

covers moving emotion more broadly, not only deep sorrow
tearingly
vsaffectingly
8.4

In a way that makes people feel very sad and cry

evokes strong feelings but not always tearful intensity
meltingly
vsaffectingly
  • Literature
5.9

In a way that makes people feel warm and loving toward another person

is emotionally strong but not limited to tenderness
emotively
vsaffectingly
5.9

To speak or write in a way that shows strong feelings

is more about evoking feeling, often with sympathy or sadness
resonantly
vsaffectingly
6.6

In a way that makes a strong emotional and lasting impression

causes immediate strong feeling rather than long lasting resonance
stirringly
vsaffectingly
6.2

In a way that makes people feel strong emotion and excitement

leans more toward touching sadness than energetic inspiration
transportingly
vsaffectingly
  • Archaic
8.8

Causes people to feel very moved or delighted

often involves sadness or sympathy rather than joyful delight

Antonyms

30 4.0

In a way that shows little feeling or kindness to other people

In a calm way that does not show feelings

How Moving

movingly
4 4.7
affectingly
1 7.1
touchingly
2 5.1

Surface Forms

affectingly positive

Morphology

affectingly = affecting (transparent) = affect + ing + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'affecting', whose meaning is directly related to the verb 'affect'.

Etymology

The word affectingly comes from affect, which goes back to a Latin word for 'feeling' and is the same idea you see in affection. So to do something affectingly is to do it in a way that 'touches' people's feelings or moves them emotionally.