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GESTICULAR
Definition of GESTICULAR
adjective
Of or relating to gesticulation.
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Another sense
GESTICULAR carries a second meaning.
Full of or characterized by varied action or motion; gesticulatory.
Word DNA
How it is built
GESTICULAR in a sentence
“"'Thumbs up' traditionally translates as the foulest of gesticular insults in some Middle Eastern countries — the most straightforward interpretation is 'Up yours, pal!' according to Roger E. Axtell's book Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World."”
McCain slams Obama over Middle East at pro-Israel forum, 2008
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GESTICULAR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 140 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 120, 17 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GESTICULAR starts with G and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ACEGILRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start GESTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GESTICULAR?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 120 - and most players walked straight past it.
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