gestic

adj — 2 senses

gestic

adj

/ˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/

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

1

Relating to the movement of the body, or consisting of gestures.

gestic actor
gestic theater

2 more examples

Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art [i.e. dancing].1822, [Walter Scott], Peveril of the Peak. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:
Over long passages there is little gestic innervation1981, Georg Rudolf, The Theatrical Notation of Roman and Pre-Shakespearean Comedy:

2

Obsolete, Rare Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.

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.1764 December 19 (indicated as 1765), Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or A Prospect of Society. A Poem. […], London: […] J[ohn] Newbery, […], →OCLC, pages 13–14:

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