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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

Her assistant comes in to break up the huggy thing and leads her to an empty room for a 20-minute cry break.

From Salon May 1, 2023

“Though I am vaccinated, there’s a mental block. I’m happy to be huggy with certain people in my life, but I’m not a hugs-on-first-meeting type of person.”

From Washington Post Jul. 1, 2021

Joon was fast and smart and strong, but not very huggy.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

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