English Online Dictionary. What means touched? What does touched mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʌt͡ʃt/
- Rhymes: -ʌtʃt
Adjective
touched (comparative more touched, superlative most touched)
- Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
- 1883, Jules Verne, Mary de Hauteville (translator), The Green Ray, Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Cavern,
- “And you came to save me, Mr. Oliver,” answered Miss Campbell, more touched by the courage of the young man than the dangers which could still happen.
- Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
Synonyms
- (moved): affected, emotional, moved
- (slightly mentally deficient): retarded (offensive), touched in the head
Derived terms
- untouched
Translations
Verb
touched
- simple past and past participle of touch