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touchy-feely

[tuhch-ee-fee-lee] / ˈtʌtʃ iˈfi li /


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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

“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

When the Dallas Cowboys coach finally had to talk about his old coaching home, he interrupted with an expletive as a reporter prone to queries on X’s and O’s went with a touchy-feely one.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2022

He, in contrast, appears to be a touchy-feely king, happy to show emotion.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2022

She’d never been a touchy-feely person, but she had the strangest desire to drape her cloak over Nico’s shoulders and tuck him in.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan



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