What does gestural mean?
Gestural means Of, pertaining to, or using gestures..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, pertaining to, or using gestures..
One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.
Use gestural when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gestural means Of, pertaining to, or using gestures..
Common synonyms include sign, communicative, communicatory, signed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
One critic [Madeleine Schwartz] recently noted that the politics of Rooney’s novels were largely “gestural,” with airy mentions of Gaza or austerity protests but not much radical substance.
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