gesticulatory
English
Etymology
gesticulate + -ory
Adjective
gesticulatory (comparative more gesticulatory, superlative most gesticulatory)
- Of or relating to a gesticulation.
- a gesticulatory movement
- Making frequent gesticulations.
- 1873, Various, Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11,:
- The French loungers are gesticulatory, and shoulders, arms, fingers, eyes and eyebrows help out the tongue's rapid utterance; but they are never rude or boisterous.
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