tactual adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch; "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactile}, {tactual}] 2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactile}, {tactual}]
Tactual \Tac"tu*al\, a. [See {Tact}.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch; derived from touch. [1913 Webster] In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense diffused over the entire body. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]