Tactile
/ˈtæktaɪl/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
"tactile method of reading"
- 2 Used for feeling.
- 3 Of or relating to the sense of touch.
"The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on different parts of the skin; it is greatest on the forehead, temples and back of the forearm."
Adjective
- 1 producing a sensation of touch wordnet
- 2 of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch wordnet
Example
More examples"Mary's boss is a bit too tactile for her liking."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis (“that may be touched, tangible”), from tangere (“to touch”).