Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked by or emphasizing physical closeness and emotional openness.
- adjective Based on sentiment or intuition, especially to the exclusion of critical judgment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective informal Having a
fondness forphysical contact with other people, especially to anexcessive degree. - adjective idiomatic, usually derogatory Driven by
intuition oremotion , with a connotation ofde-emphasis ofrational thought orlogic . - adjective idiomatic, usually derogatory Appealing to
emotion ,sympathy , orromance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)
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Examples
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They were very touchy-feely, both laughing and really happy.
Public Make Out Session Katy Hall 2011
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None of that subjective, touchy-feely stuff about the morality of acause.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Birnbaum on Human Rights Watch and Israel 2010
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Firebrand technology author Michael Arrington writes, "Make no mistake, the touchy-feely talk about user experience is little more than a coat of paint on top of a monumental hatred of Microsoft."
In a cutthroat world, some Web giants thrive by cooperating 2011
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The Mavericks, with 250 slaps, hugs, taps or bumps, are almost twice as touchy-feely as the Heat, who had only 134 instances of televised contact.
Dallas's Secret Weapon: High Fives Scott Cacciola 2011
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Then you extremists can look at me through your far-right-wing-colored glasses and call this crusty old seadog a "touchy-feely liberal" for not being in lock-step with the Republicans.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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Firebrand technology author Michael Arrington writes, "Make no mistake, the touchy-feely talk about user experience is little more than a coat of paint on top of a monumental hatred of Microsoft."
In a cutthroat world, some Web giants thrive by cooperating 2011
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Already, we Labour members are being subject to a "touchy-feely" policy questionnaire about re-engagement, realignment and forging contracts with communities.
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David Cameron's early burst of touchy-feely decontamination distracted us from Conservative Europhobia; the likes of Ken Clarke and Michael Heseltine remind us that once it didn't have nearly as much purchase on the Tory soul, and it was Labour's ranks that feared the clutches of Brussels.
Europhobia's no swivel-eyed Tory monopoly | John Harris 2011
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Yea; if you can do touchy-feely smoke and mirrors to mask the actual CONTENT of the proposed bills, maybe they can sneak this healthcare nightmare through.
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Then you extremists can look at me through your far-right-wing-colored glasses and call this crusty old seadog a "touchy-feely liberal" for not being in lock-step with the Republicans.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
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