touched
/tʌt͡ʃt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
verb
simple past and past participle of touch
Example Sentences
- "I was touched that he should remember my birthday."
- ""They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton."
- "“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."
- ""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.""
- "All a bit touched. Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness."
Inflected Forms
more touched (comparative)
most touched (superlative)