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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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
The standout in the cast is the Violetta of Rachel Willis-Sorensen, her silvery and supple soprano making for a more brilliant than affectingly consumptive character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
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
That sweet pensiveness, which thrills so affectingly through their music and poetry, is to them a species of luxury.
From Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations by Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson
