"huggy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhʌɡi/ Forms: huggier [comparative], huggiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌɡi Etymology: hug + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hug|y}} hug + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} huggy (comparative huggier, superlative huggiest)
  1. (informal) Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-huggy-en-adj-Pu~N5y5L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for huggy meaning in English (1.7kB)

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