Affecting
21affecting — affectingly, adv. /euh fek ting/, adj. moving or exciting the feelings or emotions. [1555 65; AFFECT1 + ING2] Syn. touching, pathetic, piteous, stirring. * * * …
22affecting — adjective Producing strong feelings and emotions …
23affecting — Synonyms and related words: afflictive, bitter, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, deplorable, depressing, depressive, discomforting, dismal, dismaying, distressful, distressing, disturbing, doleful, dolorific, dolorogenic, dolorous, dreary, emotive …
24affecting — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. moving, touching, pathetic; see moving 2 , pitiful 1 . See Synonym Study at moving . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Exciting a deep, usually somber response: impressive, moving, poignant, stirring, touching. See… …
25affecting — af·fect·ing || É™ fektɪŋ adj. moving, stirring, touching; exciting af·fect || É™ fekt v. influence; move someone (emotionally); attack (of a disease); act as if, pretend; have a certain disposition towards; have an affinity for …
26affecting — a. Moving, touching, pathetic, piteous, impressive …
27affecting — adj moving, touching, poignant, tender; pitiful, piteous, pathetic, saddening, heart rending, heart melting, heart moving, heart breaking; rueful, lamentable, deplorable, woeful, sorrowful; piercing, penetrating, acute, sharp, keen; impressive,… …
28affecting — af•fect•ing [[t]əˈfɛk tɪŋ[/t]] adj. moving or stirring the feelings or emotions • Etymology: 1555–65 af•fect′ing•ly, adv …
29affecting — /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ (say uh fekting) adjective having power to excite or move the feelings; tending to move the affections. –affectingly, adverb …
30affecting — See affect …
