"healy-feely" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more healy-feely [comparative], most healy-feely [superlative]
Etymology: From heal + -y (from how New Age pseudoscience often promotes a "healing" narrative to sell products) + feely (from the importance of feelings and emotions in such practices). Etymology templates: {{af|en|heal|-y|feely|tr2=from how New Age pseudoscience often promotes a "healing" narrative to sell products|tr3=from the importance of feelings and emotions in such practices}} heal + -y (from how New Age pseudoscience often promotes a "healing" narrative to sell products) + feely (from the importance of feelings and emotions in such practices) Head templates: {{en-adj|head=healy-feely}} healy-feely (comparative more healy-feely, superlative most healy-feely)
  1. (derogatory, informal) Relating to, or believing in, New Age pseudoscience. Tags: derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Pseudoscience Related terms: woo woo
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          "ref": "2012, Lone Morch, Seeing Red: A Woman's Quest for Truth, Power, and the Sacred:",
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