"feely" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fiːli/ Forms: more feely [comparative], most feely [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːli Etymology: From feal + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feal|y}} feal + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} feely (comparative more feely, superlative most feely)
  1. (dialectal) soft; smooth; velvety Tags: dialectal Synonyms: fealy
    Sense id: en-feely-en-adj-9V5mFxpF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /fiːli/ Forms: feelier [comparative], feeliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːli Etymology: From feel + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feel|y}} feel + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} feely (comparative feelier, superlative feeliest)
  1. (informal) Tending to feel things by physically touching them. Tags: informal Related terms: feelie, feely box, healy-fealy, touchy-feely
    Sense id: en-feely-en-adj-vK2ngL1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 53 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /fiːli/ Forms: feelies [plural]
Rhymes: -iːli Etymology: From Italian figlie (“children”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|figlie||children}} Italian figlie (“children”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} feely (plural feelies)
  1. (Polari) A child; a young person. Tags: Polari Synonyms: feele, feelier, fellia Derived forms: feely-omi (english: boy)
    Sense id: en-feely-en-noun-31xN55IB Categories (other): Polari, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 53 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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