Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gested

/ˈdʒɛstɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gest-ed
IPA: /ˈdʒɛstɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Bouteillan, the old bald butler who unprofessionally now wore a mustache (dyed a rich gravy brown), met him with gested delight [...]."

Etymology

From gest + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gest

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdʒɛstɪd/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more gested (comparative) most gested (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce gested?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɛstɪd/.
What does gested mean?: Accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture.
Where does gested come from?: From gest + -ed.

How to pronounce gested

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