gestic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/

Definition of gestic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures.
    “gestic actor”
    “gestic theater”
    “Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art [i.e. dancing].”
    “Over long passages there is little gestic innervation”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures.
    “gestic actor”
    “gestic theater”
    “Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art [i.e. dancing].”
    “Over long passages there is little gestic innervation”
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete, rare)Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.
    “Dames of ancient days / Have led their children through the mirthful maze, / And the gay grandſire, ſkill'd in gestic lore, / Has friſk'd beneath the burthen of threeſcore.”

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Etymology

From gest + -ic. See gest (“a deed”), gesture.

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