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Feely

//ˈfiːli// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    soft; smooth; velvety dialectal
  2. 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. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A child; a young person. Polari

Etymology

Etymology 1

From feal + -y.

Etymology 2

From feel + -y.

Etymology 3

From Italian figlie (“children”).

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