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TACTUAL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Producing a sensation of touch

Example:

the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair

Synonyms:

tactile; tactual

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

tangible; touchable (perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

Example:

a tactile reflex

Synonyms:

haptic; tactile; tactual

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

touch (the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands))

touch (the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin)

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