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touchingly

touchingly adverb: in a touching manner.

Adverb

touchingly (comparative more touchingly, superlative most touchingly)

  1. In a touching manner.
    • a touchingly pathetic plight
    • She felt a melancholy satisfaction in gazing for the last time on a scene so indelibly impressed with Madame de Mercœur's image. How many instances of her sweet and gentle temper rose so touchingly to memory!1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 89–90

Forms of touchingly

comparativemore touchingly
superlativemost touchingly

Origin of touchingly

From touching + -ly.

Questions about touchingly

What does touchingly mean?
Touchingly means in a touching manner.
What part of speech is touchingly?
Touchingly is an adverb.

Words near touchingly in the dictionary

  1. touching the hem of someone's garment
  2. touching the hem of someone's robe
  3. touching up
  4. touching upon
  5. touching wood
  6. touchingly
  7. touchingness
  8. touchings
  9. touchless
  10. touchlessly
  11. touchlessness

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