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touchy-feely
[ tuhch-ee-fee-lee ]
adjective
- Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality:
a touchy-feely encounter group.
touchy-feely
/ ˈʌʃɪˈھːɪ /
adjective
- informal.openly displaying one's emotions and affections
Derived Forms
- ˈٴdzܳ-ˈڱԱ, noun
Example Sentences
It’s an “Odd Couple”-type scenario, where Barb, a recently retired accountant and control freak, joins the committee as a volunteer and is aghast at Kath’s touchy-feely vibes and disorganization.
She recalled him being "very touchy-feely", singing love songs to her and inviting her to parties at his home.
He said that his client had sometimes behaved badly, calling him "touchy-feely".
Mr Coppola denied the allegations, telling the New York Times in June: “I’m not touchy-feely. I’m too shy.”
She’s touchy-feely with her female friends — linking arms, sitting close — but she doesn’t do that with her married male friends.
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