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touched

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tʌt͡ʃt/

adj

  1. Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

    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.

  2. Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.

    "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.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of touch