gestic
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/
Definition of gestic
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(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
-
(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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(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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From gest + -ic. See gest (“a deed”), gesture.
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