touched

[tuhcht]

adjective

1. (of the mind or feelings) affected with emotion; moved, especially with sympathy or gratitude.

   They were very touched by your generosity.

2. slightly crazy; unbalanced.

   touched in the head.

touched

/ tʌtʃt /

adjective

1. moved to sympathy or emotion; affected

2. showing slight insanity

Word History and Origins

Origin of touched¹

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English; touch, -ed ²

Example Sentences

But less is written about what you touched upon: There are still lots of small financial decisions that must be made, and listing beneficiaries on your accounts helps to avoid probate.

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“I was copying what her lips were doing and her face was doing, and then her nose touched my nose, and it went, Bzzzt!”

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In later segments, the show touched on other flashpoints in the culture war.

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The first two cuts introduce a loose concept that isn’t touched on directly until the final track.

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Though I’ve barely touched a stick shift in the last 40 years, as with riding a bicycle, you never fully lose the muscle memory.

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