The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Touching \Touch"ing\ (t[u^]ch"[i^]ng), a. Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale. -- Touch"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
touchingly adv 1: in a poignant or touching manner; "she spoke poignantly" [syn: affectingly, poignantly, touchingly]