gestural

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Of, pertaining to, or using gestures.

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.

Relating to gesturalism.

Collocations

GESTURAL + NOUN

airy, language

PREP.

with

ADV.

largely

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — being other than verbal communication

nonverbal

adjective — used of the language of the deaf

signed

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance.

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