touchy-feely

Example Sentences

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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

He said that his client had sometimes behaved badly, calling him "touchy-feely".

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

Now, the touchy-feely stuff: music is also important for the social development and mental health of our children.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2023

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