touchy-feely
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Fortunately, I have found a new mentor that can help with what are often called “soft skills”—the interpersonal, touchy-feely stuff that I sometimes get wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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
It’s an “Odd Couple”-type scenario, where Barb, a recently retired accountant and control freak, joins the committee as a volunteer and is aghast at Kath’s touchy-feely vibes and disorganization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 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
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