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
She’s touchy-feely with her female friends — linking arms, sitting close — but she doesn’t do that with her married male friends.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024
When the reporter with the touchy-feely question finally finished asking what McCarthy missed about Green Bay, the coach eventually bowed his head and tapped his fingers on the podium in silence, fighting back the tears.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022
That doesn’t mean Cicero was all touchy-feely, though.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
