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touchy-feely
[ tuhch-ee-fee-lee ]
/ ˈtʌtʃ iˈfi li /
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adjective
Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
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Words nearby touchy-feely
touch-tone, touch-type, touch-up, touchwood, touchy, touchy-feely, Touggourt, tough, tough break, toughen, toughie
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British Dictionary definitions for touchy-feely
touchy-feely
/ (ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ) /
adjective
informal, sometimes derogatory openly displaying one's emotions and affections
Derived forms of touchy-feely
touchy-feeliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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