feely
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈfiːli/
- Informal
:
sentimental
- a touchy-feely
- a little touchy-feely
Examples
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I check him in and we're not a we're not a touchy feely family like that.
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I check him in and we're not a we're not a touchy feely family like that.
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A further obstacle to leadership development is the assumption that it is a "touchy-feely" process, unworthy of attention from intellectually sophisticated lawyers.
Academic text (2017) -
Presumably, people generally offer the same touchy-feely benefits on average (which I think is actually generous to unskilled people), so all that is left is skill and ability.
Blog text (16) -
"We've been fully indoctrinated with principles and rules of a mechanistic industrial economy, but we're now in a post-industrial economy, where 'touchy-feely' stuff like creativity, knowledge, and idea exchange play a more important role.
Blog text (4) -
Still, it is a lot for a time-honored, rule-bound profession like law to take, historically preferring to leave the "touchy-feely stuff" to the social workers and therapists.
Academic text (1996) -
She tends to be a feely person, making decisions based more on her feelings than on facts.
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In discussions, he often comes off as a feely individual, prioritizing emotions over rational arguments.
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Many consider him a feely type, as he frequently acts based on how he feels in the moment.
Synonyms
14
5.8
A person who shows strong feelings and is easily moved
7
6.8
A person who shows strong feelings easily and is not tough
4
7.5
A person who feels emotions too easily and shows them
3
3.3
A person who has strong feelings easily and often
Compounds
- Informal
12
7.9
Openly showing too much emotion and physical closeness that makes others uncomfortable
How Emotional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Feely as a noun is made from feel + -y and means 'one who feels'. Like calling someone a 'thinker' but with 'feel', a feely is a person who makes choices with their emotions.