touchy-feely

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

To create a profitable drug, you need the treatment to be as simple and scalable as possible—none of this touchy-feely stuff.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

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

“Even for our Recording Academy peers, people who have devoted their life to arranging and composing, even for them this isn’t some touchy-feely ‘oh good for you guys.’

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

That doesn’t mean Cicero was all touchy-feely, though.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith