- gesticulatory
- adjective see gesticulate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gesticulatory
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Gesticulatory — Ges*tic u*la*to*ry, a. Representing by, or belonging to, gestures. T. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gesticulatory — ləˌtōrē adjective : full of or characterized by gesticulations gesticulatory action … Useful english dictionary
gesticulatory — See gesticulative. * * * … Universalium
gesticulatory — adjective making a lot of gesticulations … Wiktionary
gesticulatory — gestic·u·la·to·ry … English syllables
gesticulatory — /dʒɛsˈtɪkjələtri/ (say jes tikyuhluhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree) adjective characterised by or making gesticulations. Also, gesticulative …
gesticulate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin gesticulatus, past participle of gesticulari, from *gesticulus, diminutive of gestus Date: circa 1609 to make gestures especially when speaking • gesticulative adjective • gesticulator noun •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gesticulate — gesticulative, gesticulatory /je stik yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. gesticulator, n. /je stik yeuh layt /, v., gesticulated, gesticulating. v.i. 1. to make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech. v.t … Universalium
gesticulate — [dʒɛ stɪkjʊleɪt] verb gesture dramatically in place of or to emphasize speech. Derivatives gesticulation noun gesticulator noun gesticulatory adjective Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as gesticulation): from L. gesticulat , gesticulari, from gesticulus … English new terms dictionary
gesticulation — [jes tik΄yo͞o lā′shən, jes tik΄yəlā′shən] n. [L gesticulatio] 1. a gesticulating 2. a gesture, esp. an energetic one gesticulatory [jes tik΄yələ tôr΄ē] adj … English World dictionary
