English Explanatory Dictionary

touchy-feely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.
  2. Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
  3. Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.
noun
  1. Physical contact, typically sexual, and usually inappropriate or unwanted.

Pronunciation

En-au-touchy-feely.ogg

Word forms

touchy-feely more touchy-feely most touchy-feely

Derived words

touchy-feeler touchy-feeliness
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