Antonyms for gesticulative


Grammar : Adj
Spell : je-stik-yuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɛˈstɪk yəˌleɪt


Definition of gesticulative

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin gesticulatus, past participle of gesticulari "to gesture, mimic," from gesticulus "a mimicking gesture," diminutive of gestus "gesture, carriage, posture" (see gest). Related: Gesticulated; gesticulating.
  • As in oratorical : adj rhetorical
Example sentences :
  • This might be true if they represented on the stage a gesticulative race.
  • Extract from : « Our Stage and Its Critics » by "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
  • The driver awoke with a start from profound reverie, looked Kirkwood over, and bowed with gesticulative palms.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • A moment more and a captain of gendarmes appears and shouts something in excited, gesticulative French.
  • Extract from : « In the Track of the Trades » by Lewis R. Freeman

Synonyms for gesticulative

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