touched
(of the mind or feelings) affected with emotion; moved, especially with sympathy or gratitude: They were very touched by your generosity.
slightly crazy; unbalanced: touched in the head.
Origin of touched
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How to use touched in a sentence
“I only touched his shoulder,” the pastor told sheriffs, according to the police report.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel | December 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet she spoke of his dignity in such an insane situation and when she touched on his pain she expressed her own on his behalf.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust why do Americans find it so hard to understand that the royals don't like to be touched?!
My finger burned when it touched the blossom of lead embedded in the ceramic armor.
Staring at the Wall was like staring at frustration itself, and it touched an anger in me that found its way into the book.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece | John le Carré | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonI wasn't paying any attention to him, therefore, when suddenly my left-hand neighbour touched my arm.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayNow and then he touched one with his long and sallow fingers, lifted its cover, then let it drop mechanically.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensOne other illustration of this keen childish dialectic when face to face with the accuser deserves to be touched on.
Children's Ways | James SullyBut more—he realised that the missing part of her was now astir, touched into life by another, and a younger, man.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for touched
/ (tʌtʃt) /
moved to sympathy or emotion; affected
showing slight insanity
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