Related to or characterized by making exaggerated hand and arm movements, especially while speaking.
Derived from Latin gesticulari (to gesture) plus the suffix -ory, meaning 'relating to' or 'characterized by.' It developed in English around the 17th century to describe gesture-heavy communication.
Italian and Spanish speakers are stereotypically gesticulatory, and there's actually some truth to it—languages without as many tones or clear vowel distinctions may rely more on body language to disambiguate meaning. It's not about personality; it's about linguistic structure.
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