What does gestic mean?
Gestic means Relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures..
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/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/ · adjective
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
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.
Use gestic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gestic means Relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures..
Common synonyms include gestual.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
gestic actor
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