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Definition of Touchingly
1. Adverb. In a poignant or touching manner. "She spoke poignantly"
Definition of Touchingly
1. Adverb. In a touching manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Touchingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Touchingly
Literary usage of Touchingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"A letter written by St. Agnes to Clare after this separation is still extant,
touchingly beautiful in its simplicity and affection. ..."
2. The History of the Virginia Federal Convention of 1788 by Hugh Blair Grigsby (1890)
"... told touchingly with what faithfulness tradition had retained the image of
the beloved original.1" The address of Grayson was winning and courteous. ..."
3. Modern Art: Being a Contribution to a New System of æsthetics by Julius Meier-Graefe (1908)
"... pregnant women, touchingly serious and reminiscent of Flemish pictures, little
apes like the Astartes on the tombs of the courtesans of Mytilene^ or ..."
4. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"... in speaking of which in a letter, Kit Smart touchingly says: " I bless God
for your good nature, which please to take for a receipt. ..."
5. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"... in speaking of which in a letter, Kit Smart touchingly says: " I bless God
for your good nature, which please to take for a receipt. ..."
6. The Greek Christian Poets and the English Poets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1863)
"touchingly, as if he were innocent of the seven deadly sciences, and knew no more
of " the Ladye ..."
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