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Hugger vs Huggier - What's the difference?

hugger | huggier |

As a noun hugger

is one who hugs or embraces.

As a verb hugger

is (obsolete) to conceal; to lurk in ambush.

As an adjective huggier is

(huggy).

hugger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who hugs or embraces.

    • Derived terms

    * nuthugger, nuthuggers * tree hugger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To conceal; to lurk in ambush.
    • (Bishop Hall)
    (Webster 1913) English agent nouns ----

    huggier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (huggy)

    • huggy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Tending to hug; affectionate in a physical way.
  • * 2007 , Joseph Finder, Killer Instinct? , p. 58:
    • Gordy, who looks sort of like a bear cub, only not cute, is a very huggy person.
  • * 2004 , Lani Diane Rich, Time Off for Good Behavior? , p. 136:
    • I wasn't typically a huggy person, but I knew better than to argue with anyone in Bones's genetic line.
  • * 2001 , Joseph H. Berke, Beyond Madness: Psychosocial Interventions in Psychosis? , p. 197:
    • Sonia is an affectionate but not very huggy woman.