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huggy

British  
/ ˈhʌɡɪ /

adjective

  1. informal sensitive and caring

    a soft, lovely, huggy person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The smiley, huggy Vrabel is the sports dad we all wanted, and North Carolinian Maye actually has some of that early-Brady stardust.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 4, 2023

Over Roman's shoulder, Shiv wears a look that says the huggy thing is meaningless.

From Salon May 1, 2023

“Shanee’s the more dominant one. Tani’s more the lovey, huggy one.”

From New York Times Jun. 26, 2020

“You guys are so huggy all of a sudden,” I say.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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