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touchingly

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touch·ing  (tchng)
adj.
Eliciting or capable of eliciting sympathy or tenderness. See Synonyms at moving.
prep.
Concerning; about.
touching·ly adv.
touching·ness n.
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Adv.1.touchinglytouchingly - in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly"
affectingly, poignantly
Translations
touchingly [ˈtʌtʃɪŋlɪ] ADV → de modo conmovedor, patéticamente
touchingly [ˈtʌtʃɪŋli] adv
touchingly naive → d'une naïveté touchante
touchingly
adv → rührend, bewegend; she is touchingly naive → sie ist rührend naiv; touchingly, his daughter has supported him throughout → seine Tochter hat ihn in rührender Weise während der ganzen Zeit unterstützt
touchingly [ˈtʌtʃɪŋlɪ] adv → in modo toccante, in modo commovente
touchingly [ˈtʌtʃɪŋlɪ] adv → in modo toccante, in modo commovente


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The estates he had not before visited were each more picturesque than the other; the serfs everywhere seemed thriving and touchingly grateful for the benefits conferred on them.
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If I did"--Maud had touchingly worked it out--"where would be my honesty?
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The clergyman had spoken so touchingly, the children who were confirmed had been greatly moved; it was an eventful day for them; from children they become all at once grown-up-persons; it was as if their infant souls were now to fly all at once into persons with more understanding.
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