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Definition of touchy-feely adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

touchy-feely

adjective

NAmE//ˌtʌtʃi ˈfili//

(informal) (usually disapproving)

expressing emotions too openly He was one of those touchy-feely guys who's always calling home to speak to the kids.

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