Touched vs Pouched - What's the difference?
touched | pouched |
Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
* 1845 , , Book 4, Chapter 1,
* 1868 , , Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone,
* 1883 , , Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Cavern,
Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
* 1913 , , Part III, Chapter IV,
* 1922 , , Episode 8: The Lestrygonians,
(touch)
(pouch)
Having a pouch or pouches.
As adjectives the difference between touched and pouched
is that touched is emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by) while pouched is having a pouch or pouches.As verbs the difference between touched and pouched
is that touched is (touch) while pouched is (pouch).touched
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- "They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton.
- “If there is anything good or true in what I write, it isn’t mine. I owe it all to you and Mother and Beth,” said Jo, more touched by her father’s words than by any amount of praise from the world.
- “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.
- "Don't you see he is a lunatic, prince?" whispered Evgenie Pavlovitch in his ear. "Someone told me just now that he is a bit touched on the subject of lawyers, that he has a mania for making speeches and intends to pass the examinations. I am expecting a splendid burlesque now."
- All a bit touched . Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness.