"tactual" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more tactual [comparative], most tactual [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} tactual (comparative more tactual, superlative most tactual)
  1. Of, or relating to the sense of touch. Synonyms: tactile, tactuall [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: tactuality, tactually Translations (Of, or relating to the sense of touch): тактилен (taktilen) (Bulgarian), такти́льний (taktýlʹnyj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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