touchy-feely
touchy-feely · more touchy-feely · most touchy-feely
Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive…Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.
Meaning
3 senses(informal)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.
(derogatory, idiomatic, usually)Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
He preferred the clarity of science and left the touchy-feely stuff to others.
(derogatory, idiomatic, usually)Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.
I think the movie had too much touchy-feely nonsense and not enough action.
More definitions
- (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)
Forms
more touchy-feely, most touchy-feely| Comparative | more touchy-feely Lesson |
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| Superlative | most touchy-feely Lesson |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form