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[ adjective ] arousing affect
Examples "the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene" "poignant grief cannot endure forever" "his gratitude was simple and touching" Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)These trumps were more touching than they were anything else , and seemed to imply that the nights were long , her children ungrateful , and her marriage bewilderingly threadbare . Related terms |
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