touchy-feely

[ tuhch-ee-fee-lee ]

adjective

1. Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality:

   a touchy-feely encounter group.

touchy-feely

/ ˈtʌtʃɪˈfiːlɪ /

adjective

1. informal.
   openly displaying one's emotions and affections

Derived Forms

• ˈtouchy-ˈfeeliness, noun

Example Sentences

He said that his client had sometimes behaved badly, calling him "touchy-feely".

From BBC

Mr Coppola denied the allegations, telling the New York Times in June: “I’m not touchy-feely. I’m too shy.”

From BBC

She’s touchy-feely with her female friends — linking arms, sitting close — but she doesn’t do that with her married male friends.

From Los Angeles Times

“This sort of thing sounds touchy-feely,” like a bunch of people sitting around talking about how they communicate, Madsen said.

From Seattle Times

And admittedly, it all sounds touchy-feely and nebulous, like we are about to spend a bunch on money on holding criminals’ hands while they talk about their childhoods and get their GED.

From Los Angeles Times