Gestural

ges·ture  (jschr)

n.

1. A motion of the limbs or body made to express or help express thought or to emphasize speech.

2. The act of moving the limbs or body as an expression of thought or emphasis.

3. An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of intention or attitude: sent flowers as a gesture of sympathy.

v. ges·tured, ges·tur·ing, ges·tures

v.intr.

To make gestures.

v.tr.

To show, express, or direct by gestures.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin gestra, bearing, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere, to behave.]

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gestur·al adj.

gestur·al·ly adv.

gestur·er n.

Synonyms: gesture, gesticulation, sign, signal
These nouns denote an expressive, meaningful bodily motion: a gesture of approval; frantic gesticulations to get help; made a sign for silence; gave the signal to advance.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	gestural - used of the language of the deaf sign, sign-language, signed communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
	2.	gestural - being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression" nonverbal communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray