gesticulative
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 13
Definition of gesticulative
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of, relating to, using, or accompanied by gesticulation; tending to gesticulate.
“[…] Mr. Hargrave related, with much humour, the tragic-comic scene which had been performed in his ball the preceding night, declaring, that though he could not but laugh at the recollection of poor M. Bertrand’s gesticulative despair, it had really affected him very differently at the time, and that, all jesting apart, he was very sorry for him.”
“[…] the two younger actors, their heads in juxtaposition, were already murmurous with subdued chords of song, which old Joe seemed desirous of smothering under a gesticulative oratory,”
“There is an old, not specially funny vaudeville act in which the whole troupe builds up and burlesques a dramatic situation simply by different vocal and gesticulative colorations of the word ‘you.’”
“He was a prickly, gesticulative, arrogant man, full of acidulous wit […]”
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Etymology
From gesticulate + -ive
Words you can make from gesticulative
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Best play cultivates 15 points11-letter words
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14 words8-letter words
43 words- ACTIVIST 13 pts
- CAVITIES 13 pts
- CUVETTES 13 pts
- VESICATE 13 pts
- VESICULA 13 pts
- VICTUALS 13 pts
- LEVIGATE 12 pts
- LIGATIVE 12 pts
- VEGETIST 12 pts
- VESTIGIA 12 pts
- VULGATES 12 pts
- CUTTAGES 11 pts
- ELATIVES 11 pts
- ELEGIACS 11 pts
- ELUVIATE 11 pts
- ESTIVATE 11 pts
- GESTICAL 11 pts
- LEAVIEST 11 pts
- LEGACIES 11 pts
- LEVITATE 11 pts
- LEVITIES 11 pts
- VEALIEST 11 pts
- VITALISE 11 pts
- VITALIST 11 pts
- VITIATES 11 pts
- ACUITIES 10 pts
- AUTISTIC 10 pts
- CILIATES 10 pts
- CUITTLES 10 pts
- EUSTATIC 10 pts
- LATTICES 10 pts
- LETTUCES 10 pts
- LEUCITES 10 pts
- SILICATE 10 pts
- TALCIEST 10 pts
- TELECAST 10 pts
- TELESTIC 10 pts
- TESTICLE 10 pts
- EGALITES 9 pts
- GAIETIES 9 pts
- GALETTES 9 pts
- LITIGATE 9 pts
- TUTELAGE 9 pts
7-letter words
89 words- ACTIVES 12 pts
- CAVETTI 12 pts
- CLEAVES 12 pts
- CLIVIAS 12 pts
- CUVETTE 12 pts
- UVEITIC 12 pts
- VESICAE 12 pts
- VESICAL 12 pts
- VESICLE 12 pts
- VICTUAL 12 pts
- GLAIVES 11 pts
- SELVAGE 11 pts
- VAGUEST 11 pts
- VEGETAL 11 pts
- VESTIGE 11 pts
- VULGATE 11 pts
- AUGITIC 10 pts
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- STATIVE 10 pts
- UVEITIS 10 pts
- VELITES 10 pts
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- LUETICS 9 pts
- SCUTATE 9 pts
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- SECTILE 9 pts
- STATICE 9 pts
- SULCATE 9 pts
- TACTILE 9 pts
- AIGLETS 8 pts
- AUGITES 8 pts
- EAGLETS 8 pts
- EGALITE 8 pts
- ELEGIST 8 pts
- ELEGITS 8 pts
- GALETTE 8 pts
- GELATES 8 pts
- GELATIS 8 pts
- GESTALT 8 pts
- GESTATE 8 pts
- GLUIEST 8 pts
- GUTTLES 8 pts
- LEAGUES 8 pts
- LEGATES 8 pts
- LIGATES 8 pts
- SEGETAL 8 pts
- TAGETES 8 pts
- TEGULAE 8 pts
- TELEGAS 8 pts
- UGLIEST 8 pts
- ELITIST 7 pts
- ELUATES 7 pts
- LAITIES 7 pts
- SITUATE 7 pts
- UTILISE 7 pts
6-letter words
51 words- ACTIVE 11 pts
- CALVES 11 pts
- CAVIES 11 pts
- CAVILS 11 pts
- CIVETS 11 pts
- CIVIES 11 pts
- CLAVES 11 pts
- CLAVUS 11 pts
- CLEAVE 11 pts
- CLEVIS 11 pts
- CLIVIA 11 pts
- CUVEES 11 pts
- AVULSE 9 pts
- CATGUT 9 pts
- ACULEI 8 pts
- ACUTES 8 pts
- ATELIC 8 pts
- ATTICS 8 pts
- CASTLE 8 pts
- CATTIE 8 pts
- CATTLE 8 pts
- CAULES 8 pts
- CAULIS 8 pts
- CEILIS 8 pts
- CITIES 8 pts
- CLAUSE 8 pts
- CLEATS 8 pts
- CUEIST 8 pts
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- CUTIES 8 pts
- CUTLAS 8 pts
- CUTLET 8 pts
- CUTTLE 8 pts
- ECLATS 8 pts
- ELECTS 8 pts
- ELICIT 8 pts
- AGEIST 7 pts
- AGLETS 7 pts
- AIGLET 7 pts
- ATIGIS 7 pts
- AUGITE 7 pts
- EAGLES 7 pts
- EAGLET 7 pts
- EGESTA 7 pts
- ELEGIT 7 pts
- ASTUTE 6 pts
- AUTIST 6 pts
- ELATES 6 pts
- ELITES 6 pts
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