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Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- My last boyfriend was a lovely guy, but I dumped him because he was too touchy-feely with me in public.
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Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, idiomatic, usually
Examples
- He preferred the clarity of science and left the touchy-feely stuff to others.
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Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, idiomatic, usually
Examples
- I think the movie had too much touchy-feely nonsense and not enough action.
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Physical contact, typically sexual, and usually inappropriate or unwanted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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