Definition of tactile

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tac·tile    (tktl, -tl) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. 1. Perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible.
   2. Characterized by or conveying an illusion of tangibility: "Heaney must thus continue to be a poet rich in tactile language" (Helen Vendler).
2. Used for feeling: a tactile organ.
3. Of, relating to, or proceeding from the sense of touch; tactual: a tactile reflex.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin tctilis, from tctus, past participle of tangere, to touch ; see tact

OTHER FORMS:
tactile·ly (Adverb), tac·tili·ty   (-tl-t) KEY  (Noun)

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