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Gesticulative vs Gesticulatory - What's the difference?

gesticulative | gesticulatory |

As adjectives the difference between gesticulative and gesticulatory

is that gesticulative is of, relating to, or using gesticulation while gesticulatory is making a lot of gesticulations.

gesticulative

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Of, relating to, or using gesticulation.

    • Related terms

    * gesticulate * gesticulation * gesture * gestural

    gesticulatory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • making a lot of gesticulations
  • * {{quote-book, year=1873, author=Various, title=Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 11,, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The French loungers are gesticulatory , and shoulders, arms, fingers, eyes and eyebrows help out the tongue's rapid utterance; but they are never rude or boisterous. }}