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gested

UK/ˈdʒɛstɪd/

gested adjective: accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture.

Adjective

gested (comparative more gested, superlative most gested)

  1. (archaic) 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 [...].1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 27

Forms of gested

comparativemore gested
superlativemost gested

Origin of gested

From gest + -ed.

Questions about gested

What does gested mean?
Gested means accompanied with gestures; conveyed by gesture.
What part of speech is gested?
Gested is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gested?
Gested is pronounced /ˈdʒɛstɪd/ (UK).

Words near gested in the dictionary

  1. gestatorial chair
  2. gestatorial chairs
  3. gestators
  4. gestatory
  5. geste antagoniste
  6. gested
  7. gestes antagonistes
  8. Gestetner
  9. gestic
  10. gestical
  11. gesticulant

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