touched

Definition

  • adjective: having a small amount of something
  • adjective: emotionally stirred (as with gratitude)
  • usually + 'with'
  • synonyms: sick, insane, grazed

Examples

  • He was 'touched for' a run in the first inning. [=they scored a run off him in the first inning]

  • Their house burned to the ground, but the house next door wasn't 'touched' by the fire.

  • I haven't 'touched' my essay all week, and it's due this Friday!

Movie quotes

  • (..) they did down there, huh? No, no, no.voodoo is more about dolls, personal artifacts. - This something different. - Eric, that's enough. You shouldn't have touched anything from that basement. "Naturom Demonto". "Kunda"... "Astratta"... "Montosse"... (..)
    2013 Evil Dead