touchy-feely

1. 1.

   (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)

   Similarloving

   disparagement

Questions about touchy-feely

What does touchy-feely mean?

touchy-feely means "(often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)".

How many syllables are in touchy-feely?

touchy-feely has 4 syllables: tou-chy--fee-ly. The stress falls on "chy-".

Is touchy-feely a common word?

touchy-feely is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.