- touchy-feely
- touch|y-feel|y [ ,tʌtʃi `fili ] adjective INFORMALtending to express feelings in an honest and physical way. This word often shows that you dislike people like this.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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touchy-feely — adj too concerned with feelings and emotions, rather than with facts or actions ▪ a touchy feely drama … Dictionary of contemporary English
touchy-feely — [tuch′ē fē′lē] Informal adj. of or characterized by the overt display of affection, compassion, and other tender feelings, as through hugging, crying, etc.: used disparagingly to convey excess, indulgence, superficiality, etc. [a touchy feely… … English World dictionary
touchy-feely — ► ADJECTIVE informal, often derogatory ▪ openly expressing affection or other emotions, especially through physical contact … English terms dictionary
touchy-feely — adjective (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact) • Similar to: ↑loving • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation * * * /ˌtʌʧiˈfiːli/ adj [more touchy feely; most touchy… … Useful english dictionary
touchy-feely — /tʌtʃi ˈfili/ (say tuchee feelee) adjective Colloquial 1. providing a pleasurable sensation to the touch: a touchy feely fabric. 2. inclined to excessive, especially unwelcome, physical contact in greeting or conversing with others. 3. involving… …
touchy-feely — adjective Date: 1968 characterized by or encouraging interpersonal touching especially in the free expression of emotions < touchy feely therapy >; also openly or excessively emotional and personal < gets all touchy feely with his adoring fans > … New Collegiate Dictionary
touchy-feely — adjective a) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree. My last boyfriend was a lovely guy, but I dumped him because he was too touchy feely with me in public. b) Driven by intuition or emotion,… … Wiktionary
touchy-feely — [[t]tʌ̱tʃi fi͟ːli[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as touchy feely, you mean that it involves people expressing emotions such as love and affection openly in a way which you find embarrassing and silly. ...a touchy feely… … English dictionary
touchy-feely — informal expressing a lot of emotion easily, often by touching people with your hands, in a way that some people think is embarrassing. He s one of those touchy feely people who are always putting their arms round you. They run a support group… … New idioms dictionary
touchy-feely — mod. very sensitive and em pathetic; pretentiously compassionate. □ Wow, these SNAGs are soooo touchy feely. □ Marge is so touchy feely. She worries that anything she says may possibly offend someone … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
touchy-feely — /tuch ee fee lee/, adj. Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy feely encounter group. * * * … Universalium
