touchy-feely
Example Sentences
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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
He said that his client had sometimes behaved badly, calling him "touchy-feely".
From BBC • Nov. 3, 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
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
That doesn’t mean Cicero was all touchy-feely, though.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
