huggy

English

Etymology

hug +‎ -y

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌɡi/
  • Rhymes: -ʌɡi

Adjective

huggy (comparative huggier, superlative huggiest)

  1. (informal) Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way.
    Coordinate term: touchy-feely
    • 2007, Joseph Finder, Killer Instinct, page 58:
      Gordy, who looks sort of like a bear cub, only not cute, is a very huggy person.
    • 2004, Lani Diane Rich, Time Off for Good Behavior, page 136:
      I wasn't typically a huggy person, but I knew better than to argue with anyone in Bones's genetic line.
    • 2001, Joseph H. Berke, Beyond Madness: Psychosocial Interventions in Psychosis, page 197:
      Sonia is an affectionate but not very huggy woman.
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