Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tactile \Tac"tile\, a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to
   touch: cf. F. tactile.]
   Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch;
   perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being
   touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations.
   ``Tactile sweets.'' --Beaumont. ``Tactile qualities.'' --Sir
   M. Hale.

   {Tactile} sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure
      sense. See {Touch}.

            The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on
            different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the
            forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N.
                                                  Martin.

Tactile \Tac"tile\, a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to
   touch: cf. F. tactile.]
   Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch;
   perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being
   touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations.
   ``Tactile sweets.'' --Beaumont. ``Tactile qualities.'' --Sir
   M. Hale.

   {Tactile} sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure
      sense. See {Touch}.

            The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on
            different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the
            forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N.
                                                  Martin.

Source : WordNet®

tactile
     adj 1: of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch;
            "haptic data"; "a tactile reflex" [syn: {haptic}, {tactual}]
     2: producing a sensation of touch; "tactile qualities"; "the
        tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair" [syn: {tactual}]