touched

touched
touched [tʌtʃt] adj [not before noun]
1.) feeling happy and grateful because of what someone has done
touched by
We were deeply touched by their present.
touched that
Cathryn was touched that Sarah had come to see her off.
→↑touch1 (4)
2.) informal slightly crazy

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • touched — (adj.) stirred emotionally, mid 14c., pp. adjective from TOUCH (Cf. touch) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Touched — Touch Touch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Touched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Touching}.] [F. toucher, OF. touchier, tuchier; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. zucchen, zukken, to twitch, pluck, draw, G. zukken, zukken, v. intens. fr. OHG. ziohan to draw, G. ziehen,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • touched —    1. obsolete drunk    A shortened form of touched with liquor and usually of mild drunkenness:     In respect of her liquor traffic, she was seen touched about once a week. (Tweeddale, 1896)    2. (in the head) of unsound mind    Not necessary… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • touched — adjective (not before noun) 1 feeling happy and grateful because of someone s actions: We were deeply touched by their present. | touched that: Cathryn was touched that Sarah had come to see her off. see also: touch 1 (8) 2 informal slightly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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