adj 1  :  of, relating to, mediated by, or affecting the sense of touch < sensations>  < stimuli>  < anesthesia>  < hallucinations of insects crawling over one's skin>   2  :  having or being organs or receptors for the sense of touch tac*tile*ly adv 
, n :  a person whose prevailing mental imagery is tactile rather than visual, auditory, or motor - compare AUDILE MOTILE VISUALIZER  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  dac·tyl  duc·tal  duc·tile  duct·ule 
 
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