Commoved
adj, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of commove form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Agitated; excited.
"The clerk, as I conjectured him to be from his appearance, was also commoved; for, sitting opposite to Mr. Morris, that honest gentleman's terror communicated itself to him, though he wotted not why."
Example
More examples"The clerk, as I conjectured him to be from his appearance, was also commoved; for, sitting opposite to Mr. Morris, that honest gentleman's terror communicated itself to him, though he wotted not why."
Etymology
From commove + -ed.
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