Marked by or emphasizing physical closeness and emotional openness: became uncomfortable when the group therapy session got too touchy-feely.
Based on sentiment or intuition, especially to the exclusion of critical judgment: "a book that proves the existence of the Almighty ... without recourse to spiritual mumbo jumbo or any of that touchy-feely faith stuff"(Adam Begley).
mod. very sensitive and empathetic; pretentiously compassionate. : Marge is so touchy-feely. She worries that anything she says may possibly offend someone.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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[tuhch-ee-fee-lee] 
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