touchy-feely

American  

[tuhch-ee-fee-lee] / ˈtʌtʃ iˈfi li /

adjective

1. Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality.

   a touchy-feely encounter group.

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touchy-feely British  

/ ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ /

adjective

1. informal openly displaying one's emotions and affections

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Other Word Forms

• touchy-feeliness
  noun

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Example Sentences

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touchy-feely

Aside from its touchy-feely tone, “Whispers” is a fascinating romp around the world to more than 50 exotic and ordinary places featuring stone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

He said that his client had sometimes behaved badly, calling him "touchy-feely".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024

“Even for our Recording Academy peers, people who have devoted their life to arranging and composing, even for them this isn’t some touchy-feely ‘oh good for you guys.’

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023

“In my life, I championed the traditional judiciary. I firmly believed that courts, not touchy-feely mediators, should resolve most legal disputes.”

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023

Ask a simple question, get a load of touchy-feely psychobabble in return.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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