touchinglyadv.

Brit.

/ˈtʌtʃɪŋli/, U.S.

/ˈtətʃɪŋli/

Forms: 1500s 1700s– touchingly; also Scottish pre-1700 tuichandly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: touching , touch v., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < touching, present participle of touch v. + -ly suffix². Compare later touching adj.

1. In a touching manner; so as to stir the emotions or feelings; affectingly, movingly.In quot. ?1507 probably: (of speech) sharply, pointedly, in a cutting way (cf. touch v. 31a, touch v. 33).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [adverb]

touchingly?1507

movingly1598

affectingly1645

pathetically1652

emotively1843

affectually1947

the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adverb]

rulyeOE

ruefullyc1225

ruthfullyc1225

piteouslyc1300

miserably?a1425

piteousc1425

pitifullyc1450

pietously1474

touchingly?1507

lamentably1585

pitiful1600

pitiedly1661

meltingly1680

pitiably1688

pathetic1724

pathetically1740

?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 49 Quhilum I put furtht my voce and ‘peddir’ him callit. I wald ryght tuichandly talk, be I wes tuyse maryit, For endit wes my innocence with my ald husband.

1703 J. Griffith Sacrifice of Gratitude 8 This mercy, as the Psalmist does very touchingly and elegantly say, is over all his works.

1717 S. Garth in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses Pref. p.x This last Fable shows how touchingly the Poet argues in Love Affairs, as well as those of Medea, and Scylla.

1824 Examiner 18 Apr. 246/2 Sympathy..makes the scene tell more touchingly.

1884 Queen Victoria More Leaves 210 He prayed most touchingly for me.

1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 332 This was so strangely, touchingly sweet, this holding his Rose to his heart again after all the years.

1953 D. Grubb Night of Hunter ii. 106 He was pacing now, thin and mad and touchingly absurd in the white nightshirt.

2009 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Jan. 32 It is touchingly naive of the political class to believe that voters might be impressed that someone has come to see them.

†2. So as to be in physical contact. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1551 W. Turner Perseruatiue agaynst Poyson of Pelagius sig. A.ii They myght haue semed to be tyed together wyth chaynes: one dyd alwayes so continually, and almoste touchingly folowe onother.

1888 Los Angeles Herald 29 Jan. 11/1 He should have remembered that the spaniel under the lash only yelps when it is touchingly applied.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	touchingly
释义	touchinglyadv. Brit. /ˈtʌtʃɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈtətʃɪŋli/ Forms: 1500s 1700s– touchingly; also Scottish pre-1700 tuichandly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: touching , touch v., -ly suffix². Etymology: < touching, present participle of touch v. + -ly suffix². Compare later touching adj. 1. In a touching manner; so as to stir the emotions or feelings; affectingly, movingly.In quot. ?1507 probably: (of speech) sharply, pointedly, in a cutting way (cf. touch v. 31a, touch v. 33). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [adverb] touchingly?1507 movingly1598 affectingly1645 pathetically1652 emotively1843 affectually1947 the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adverb] rulyeOE ruefullyc1225 ruthfullyc1225 piteouslyc1300 miserably?a1425 piteousc1425 pitifullyc1450 pietously1474 touchingly?1507 lamentably1585 pitiful1600 pitiedly1661 meltingly1680 pitiably1688 pathetic1724 pathetically1740 ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 49 Quhilum I put furtht my voce and ‘peddir’ him callit. I wald ryght tuichandly talk, be I wes tuyse maryit, For endit wes my innocence with my ald husband. 1703 J. Griffith Sacrifice of Gratitude 8 This mercy, as the Psalmist does very touchingly and elegantly say, is over all his works. 1717 S. Garth in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses Pref. p.x This last Fable shows how touchingly the Poet argues in Love Affairs, as well as those of Medea, and Scylla. 1824 Examiner 18 Apr. 246/2 Sympathy..makes the scene tell more touchingly. 1884 Queen Victoria More Leaves 210 He prayed most touchingly for me. 1922 E. von Arnim Enchanted April (1989) 332 This was so strangely, touchingly sweet, this holding his Rose to his heart again after all the years. 1953 D. Grubb Night of Hunter ii. 106 He was pacing now, thin and mad and touchingly absurd in the white nightshirt. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Jan. 32 It is touchingly naive of the political class to believe that voters might be impressed that someone has come to see them. †2. So as to be in physical contact. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1551 W. Turner Perseruatiue agaynst Poyson of Pelagius sig. A.ii They myght haue semed to be tyed together wyth chaynes: one dyd alwayes so continually, and almoste touchingly folowe onother. 1888 Los Angeles Herald 29 Jan. 11/1 He should have remembered that the spaniel under the lash only yelps when it is touchingly applied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.?1507
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