adjective

1. 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.”

2. (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.”

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

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