touchy
21touchy — adj. Touchy is used with these nouns: ↑subject …
22touchy — Engl. für berühren, schmusen, herzen, knuddeln, umarmen. Wer sich allein fühlt, ist touchy und holt sich Streicheleinheiten bei seiner Familie …
23touchy — sensitive, ready to argue, edgy Barb is kind of touchy about her weight. Don t comment on it …
24touchy-feely — adj too concerned with feelings and emotions, rather than with facts or actions ▪ a touchy feely drama …
25touchy-feely — [tuch′ē fē′lē] Informal adj. of or characterized by the overt display of affection, compassion, and other tender feelings, as through hugging, crying, etc.: used disparagingly to convey excess, indulgence, superficiality, etc. [a touchy feely… …
26touchy-feely — ► ADJECTIVE informal, often derogatory ▪ openly expressing affection or other emotions, especially through physical contact …
27touchy-feely — adjective (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact) • Similar to: ↑loving • Usage Domain: ↑disparagement, ↑depreciation, ↑derogation * * * /ˌtʌʧiˈfiːli/ adj [more touchy feely; most touchy… …
28touchy-feely — /tʌtʃi ˈfili/ (say tuchee feelee) adjective Colloquial 1. providing a pleasurable sensation to the touch: a touchy feely fabric. 2. inclined to excessive, especially unwelcome, physical contact in greeting or conversing with others. 3. involving… …
29touchy-feely — adjective Date: 1968 characterized by or encouraging interpersonal touching especially in the free expression of emotions < touchy feely therapy >; also openly or excessively emotional and personal < gets all touchy feely with his adoring fans > …
30touchy-feely — adjective a) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree. My last boyfriend was a lovely guy, but I dumped him because he was too touchy feely with me in public. b) Driven by intuition or emotion,… …
