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Touched vs Pouched - What's the difference?

touched | pouched |

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)
  • Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
  • * 1845 , , Book 4, Chapter 1,
  • "They say her Majesty is more touched about these affairs of the Chartists than anything else," said Mr Egerton.
  • * 1868 , , Part 2, Chapter 42: All Alone,
  • “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.
  • * 1883 , , Chapter XXI: A Tempest in a Cavern,
  • “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.
  • Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.
  • * 1913 , , Part III, Chapter IV,
  • "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."
  • * 1922 , , Episode 8: The Lestrygonians,
  • All a bit touched . Mad Fanny and his other sister Mrs Dickinson driving about with scarlet harness.

    Synonyms

    * (moved) affected, emotional, moved * (slightly mentally deficient) retarded (offensive ), touched in the head

    Verb

    (head)
  • (touch)
  • pouched

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pouch)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a pouch or pouches.
  • Derived terms

    * pouched badger * pouched dog * pouched frog * pouched gopher * pouched mouse * pouched rat * pouched squirrel