affectingly

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adverb

So as to affect in an emotional sense.

Similar
poignantlytouchingly
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Meanings

adverbaffectingly (comparative more affectingly, superlative most affectingly)

comparative more affectingly · superlative most affectingly

  1. So as to affect in an emotional sense.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a poignant or touching manner

Similar
poignantlytouchingly
Also see
poignantlytouchingly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From affecting + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

affectingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectingly

MLA

“affectingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectingly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affectingly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affectingly.

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