tactually

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English

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Etymology

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From tactual +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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tactually (comparative more tactually, superlative most tactually)

  1. In a tactual manner; by, or relating to, the sense of touch.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, “Parkinsonian Space and Time”, in Awakenings[1], Penguin, published 1976, page 348:
      We have seen, again and again, that patients’ own kinetic melodies can be given back to them, albeit briefly, by the use of an appropriate flow of music [] . Other ‘natural’ motions of Nature and Art are equally potent if experienced visually or tactually.

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