gestural

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of, pertaining to, or using gestures.
Relating to gesturalism.

Equivalents

Españolgestual

Françaisgestuel

Deutschgestisch

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

gestureless gesturelike gesuip get off my lawn get-at-able get-away

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