gestic

/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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adj

adj

Obsolete

"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."

From gest + -ic. See gest (“a deed”), gesture.

gestual

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How do you pronounce gestic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/.

What does gestic mean?

Where does gestic come from?

From gest + -ic. See gest (“a deed”), gesture.

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