1.
If something is ~, it makes you feel strongly an emotion such as sadness, pity, or sympathy.
It is very ~ to see how much strangers can care for each other...
= touching
ADJ
~ly
You write very ~ly of your sister Amy’s suicide.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
A ~ model or part of a machine moves or is able to move.
ADJ: ADJ n
3.
The ~ spirit or ~ force behind something is the person or thing that caused it to start and to keep going, or that influenced people to take part in it.
She alone must have been the ~ spirit behind the lawsuit that lost me my position...
PHRASE: oft PHR behind/in n