What does gested mean?
Gested means (now rare) Accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture..
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/ˈdʒɛstɪd/ · adjective
(now rare) Accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture..
Bouteillan, the old bald butler who unprofessionally now wore a mustache (dyed a rich gravy brown), met him with gested delight [...].
Use gested when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gested means (now rare) Accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Bouteillan, the old bald butler who unprofessionally now wore a mustache (dyed a rich gravy brown), met him with gested delight [...].
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