Commoved

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of commove form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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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