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touchingly

How to use touchingly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for touchingly.

Editorial note

It it touchingly naive. It is a little too retro.

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Quick take

in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly"

Meaning at a glance

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adverb

in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for touchingly.

Example sentences

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It it touchingly naive. It is a little too retro.

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It is touchingly old-fashioned in some ways, a bit dusty, and still fully serviceable. It is a bit like owning and flying an Ercoupe.

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They are rare & touchingly innocent flowers amongst a field of awash with metaphorical blood. Thank you.

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Having to sit thighs-touchingly close to strangers is unpleasant, and unless the bus is pretty empty, unavoidable. Even worse if it’s so full you have to stand.

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And touchingly he thinks that having a grasp of how to use sophisticated tools to achieve what is a very simple task is somehow essential complexity. It isn't.

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Most of it was pretty mundane and touchingly backwards, just less shoddily built than civilian equipment. I took apart a fair quantity of BMP-2 and T-72 instrument panels; call it my contribution to arms reduction and the world peace.

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Many of these comments are touchingly naive. Governments have always maintained absolute control over what they will permit to be said within thir own borders about matters affecting state security, whether this is about home or abroad.

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Thanks for the touchingly poignant homage to creative problem solving. Even if we appreciate the effectiveness of such a solution, the sheer artistry in it is highly under-appreciated.

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>After a year of M, JS was comparatively touchingly beautiful That's all the convincing I'd ever need. Though having a built-in optionally-persistent B-tree-based store sounds interesting.

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It oppresses them to realize, if they ever do at all, the tremendous size of the world, which they had previously conceived of as something touchingly manageable. It oppresses them to realize that they have been visible to people all along, perhaps unattractively so, without their knowledge or consent.

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The story of the stopped clock could be used to bolster that fallacy The letter clearly, lucidly, funnily, and touchingly blows apart any concept that Feynmann was cold unfeeling or somehow other. Just seemed important to note that great achievement is not incompatible with great passion and humanity.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use touchingly in a sentence?

It it touchingly naive. It is a little too retro.

What does touchingly mean?

in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly"

What part of speech is touchingly?

touchingly is commonly used as adverb.