Feely
//ˈfiːli// adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A child; a young person. Polari
Adjective
- 1 soft; smooth; velvety dialectal
- 2 Tending to feel things by physically touching them. informal
"[…] [when] I realized that Derek, the photographer, was stroking me I wasn't particularly worried; frankly I was enjoying the sensation — I'm a very feely person, I like touching other people and being touched."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"[…] [when] I realized that Derek, the photographer, was stroking me I wasn't particularly worried; frankly I was enjoying the sensation — I'm a very feely person, I like touching other people and being touched."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From feal + -y.
Etymology 2
From feel + -y.
Etymology 3
From Italian figlie (“children”).
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