affecting
adjective
moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.
affectingly
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a word derived from
affecting.
Example Sentences
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Bits of connective tissue can sometimes feel missing amid the action and the story’s lessons, particularly for Prue, don’t always land as strongly or affectingly as they could.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Ms. Hruska writes affectingly of the Polish-Jewish author Bruno Schulz, who translated “The Trial” in 1936.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
You may be surprised how affectingly, and empoweringly, the film uses the then-ubiquitous TikToks of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
He writes quickly, affectingly and invitingly, somewhat in the vein of William Grant Still and Florence Price.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
"Michael Allcraft," he said affectingly, "you treat me cruelly."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 by Various
