huggy

/ ˈhʌɡɪ /

adjective

1. informal,  sensitive and caring

   a soft, lovely, huggy person

Example Sentences

The couple said the day of Henry's birth had been more poignant because the match was dedicated to the man Mr Robinson called "uncle Huggy".

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"I'm not a huggy person," she told the court she replied.

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In “The Friction Project,” Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao, professors at Stanford University’s business school, examine why it can be hard to get things done in organizations, and how to fix that.

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He testified that he managed to catch the little pooch and apologized to Spacey, who said not to worry and approached him in a “huggy” posture.

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It was then he alleged that the actor came towards him in a "huggy motion".

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• caring 
• friendly 
• loving 
• sympathetic 
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