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tactile

adjective as in touchable

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The mum-of-two first became aware that he liked to try and eat inedible items when he licked the Velcro in his tactile books as a baby.

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Another theatergoer sadly admitted that he longed to find a tactile hobby, something to keep his hands occupied.

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Whatever subject she’s writing about, Ms. Case tends to return to the sensual and tactile—she has a finely tuned ear for physical details that convey deeper meaning.

An array of emphatically tactile vehicle-control switches and buttons live in the center console—including a fingerprint reader, allowing the car to identify the driver and reset the preferences.

“It’s so tactile and real. No matter how good robots get at a theme park, they’ll never replace the interaction you have with an actor.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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