touchy-feely
Example Sentences
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Aside from its touchy-feely tone, “Whispers” is a fascinating romp around the world to more than 50 exotic and ordinary places featuring stone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
It's got the touchy-feely, we're-not-uptight family atmosphere, full of playful laughs and children clambering over their parents.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
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 • Apr. 30, 2024
“In my life, I championed the traditional judiciary. I firmly believed that courts, not touchy-feely mediators, should resolve most legal disputes.”
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023
That doesn’t mean Cicero was all touchy-feely, though.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
