TOUCHY-FEELY

Meaning of TOUCHY-FEELY in English

If you describe something as ~, you mean that it involves people expressing emotions such as love and affection openly in a way which you find embarrassing and silly.

...a ~ song about making your life worth living.

ADJ disapproval

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

TOUCHY-FEELY — adjective Date: 1968 characterized by or encouraging interpersonal touching especially in the free expression of emotions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUCHY-FEELY — ˌtəchēˈfēlē adjective Etymology: touch (I) + -y (I) + feel (I) + -y (I) : characterized by or encouraging interpersonal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHY-FEELY — /tuch"ee fee"lee/ , adj. Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHY-FEELY — adjective Date: 1968 : characterized by or encouraging interpersonal touching especially in the free expression of emotions touchy-feely therapy also …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUCHY-FEELY — ■ adjective informal, often derogatory openly expressing affection or other emotions. ↘characteristic of or relating to such behaviour.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUCHY-FEELY — [touchy-feely] adj (1968): characterized by or encouraging interpersonal touching esp. in the free expression of emotions "~ therapy"; also: openly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCHY-FEELY — adjective ( informal , usually disapproving ) expressing emotions too openly
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHY-FEELY — ˌtouchy-ˈfeely BrE AmE adjective too concerned with feelings and emotions, rather than with facts or actions: a touchy-feely drama
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCHY-FEELY — If you describe something as touchy-feely , you mean that it involves people expressing emotions such as love and affection …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHY-FEELY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Perhaps, Perry thought, the company should have invested some time and effort in that touchy-feely …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOUCHY-FEELY — открыто выражающий любовь и привязанность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOUCHY FEELY — открыто выражающий любовь и привязанность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOUCHY-FEELY — открыто выражающий любовь и привязанность
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TOUCHY FEELY — открыто выражающий любовь и привязанность
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TOUCHY-FEELY — Pronunciation: ˌ t ə -ch ē - ' f ē -l ē Function: adjective Date: 1968 : characterized by or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOUCHY — iritabil
English interlingue dictionary
TOUCHY — adjective (touchier; -est) Date: 1605 marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation , 2. acutely sensitive or irritable, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOUCHY — ˈtəchē, -chi, dial ˈtech- or ˈtich- adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: touch (II) + -y 1. : marked by an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCHY — (a.) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Английский словарь Webster
TOUCHY — ( a. ) Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHY — — touchily , adv. — touchiness , n. /tuch"ee/ , adj., touchier, touchiest . 1. apt to take offense on …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adj. sensitive, irritable, thin-skinned
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOUCHY — adjective ( touch·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1605 1. : marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation he's …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOUCHY — adj peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.
Webster English vocab
TOUCHY — ■ adjective ( touchier , touchiest ) 1》 quick to take offence; oversensitive. 2》 (of a situation or issue) requiring …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOUCHY — [touchy] adj touch.i.er ; -est (1605) 1: marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation 2. a of a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCHY — touch|y BrE AmE ˈtʌtʃ |i ▷ touch|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ touch|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ touch|ily ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUCHY — / ˈtʌtʃi; NAmE / adjective ( touch·ier , touchi·est ) 1. [ not usually before noun ] touchy (about sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHY — touch ‧ y /ˈtʌtʃi/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , ↑ touching …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCHY — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over-sensitive. øøtouchily adv. touchiness n. [perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCHY — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over-sensitive. touchily adv. touchiness n. [ perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adj. (touchier, touchiest) apt to take offence; over-sensitive. Derivatives: touchily adv. touchiness n. Etymology: perh. alt. of TETCHY after TOUCH
Oxford English vocab
TOUCHY — ( touchier, touchiest) 1. If you describe someone as touchy , you mean that they are easily upset, offended, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sensitive/touchy subject (= one that people may get upset about ) ▪ Steer clear …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOUCHY — [adjective] -ier, -iest [slightly informal] - easily offended or upset; needing to be dealt with carefullyYou have to be careful …
Cambridge English vocab
TOUCHY — adj. Touchy is used with these nouns: ↑ subject
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOUCHY — adj. 25B6; adjective she can be so touchy : SENSITIVE, oversensitive, hypersensitive, easily offended, thin-skinned, highly strung, tense; irritable, tetchy, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOUCHY — adj. 1 (over-)sensitive, supersensitive, hypersensitive, highly-strung, tense, thin-skinned, crabby, crabbed, testy, irascible, irritable, tetchy, temperamental, grouchy, peevish, querulous, petulant, pettish, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TOUCHY — sensitive, ready to argue, edgy Barb is kind of touchy about her weight. Don't comment on it.
English Idioms vocab
TOUCHY — sensitive, ready to argue, edgy Barb is kind of touchy about her weight. Don't comment on it.
English Idioms vocabulary
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный Syn : susceptible, quick to take offence 2) повышенно чувствительный 3) легковоспламеняющийся Syn : highly inflammable, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHY — touchy.ogg ʹtʌtʃı a 1. обидчивый; раздражительный to be touchy - быть обидчивым she was most touchy upon the subject of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOUCHY — a 1. обидчивый; раздражительный to be touchy - быть обидчивым she was most touchy upon the subject of age - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный They were very touchy on that subject. — Эта тема всегда была для них болезненной. Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный They were very touchy on that subject. — Эта тема всегда была для них болезненной. Syn: susceptible, quick to take …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOUCHY — прил. 1) обидчивый; раздражительный Syn : susceptible, quick to take offence 2) повышенно чувствительный 3) легковоспламеняющийся Syn : highly inflammable, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INVEST — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES buy/invest in shares ▪ I bought some shares in British Gas five years ago. COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEMONSTRATIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective a very demonstrative family : EXPRESSIVE, open, forthcoming, communicative, unreserved, emotional, effusive, gushing; affectionate, cuddly, loving, warm, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFFECTIONATE — adj. 25B6; adjective LOVING, fond, adoring, devoted, caring, doting, tender, warm, warm-hearted, soft-hearted, friendly; demonstrative, cuddly; informal touchy-feely, lovey-dovey. cold.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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