touchyfeely

touch·y-feel·y

[tuhch-ee-fee-lee]
adjective
Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
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touchy-feely (ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
informal, derogatory sometimes openly displaying one's emotions and affections
 
'touchy-'feeliness
 
n

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touchy-feely definition


  1. 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.
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