English Dictionary

touchy-feely

形容詞

くだけた表現 軽蔑的 慣用表現 通常

(informal) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.

日本語の意味

非公式な表現で、他者との身体的接触やスキンシップを過度に好む様子。 / 身体的接触に執着する、とくに過剰にそれを求める態度を表す。

My coworker is so touchy-feely at meetings that it makes everyone uncomfortable.

私の同僚は会議中に身体的に親しげで、皆を不快にさせます。

意味（1）

(informal) 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.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, usually derogatory) Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.

He preferred the clarity of science and left the touchy-feely stuff to others.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, usually derogatory) Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.

I think the movie had too much touchy-feely nonsense and not enough action.

more touchy-feely （ comparative ）

most touchy-feely （ superlative ）