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huggy

British  
/ ˈhʌɡɪ /

adjective

  1. informal sensitive and caring

    a soft, lovely, huggy person

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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".

From BBC

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

From BBC

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.

From New York Times

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

From BBC

An apologetic Roman proposes they "do the huggy thing."

From Salon