touchy-feely

Meaning

Adj

1. (informal) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.
2. (derogatory, idiomatic, usually) Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
3. (derogatory, idiomatic, usually) Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.

Noun

Physical contact, typically sexual, and usually inappropriate or unwanted.

Synonyms

delicate

emotional

sensitive

sentimental

subtle

susceptible

tender

thin-skinned

vulnerable