† gestientadj.

Etymology: < Latin gestient-em, present participle of gestīre to be excited (literal use passionate gestures), < gestus gest n.³

Obsolete.

Restlessly excited.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated

high-wrought1579

feverous1587

tremulous1611

feverish1637

overwound1640

gestient1644

overwrought1648

twittering1648

fevereda1657

tumultuous1667

wrought-up1688

flustered1743

trepidatinga1774

flurried1775

wrought1778

riled1825

tête montée1825

worked up1831

tumultuating1854

trepidant1891

tremorous1897

wroughted1905

goosy1906

hotted-up1923

steamed1923

spooky1926

antsy-pantsy1944

antsy1950

agitato1964

amped1967

wired1970

1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 145 All juvenile gestient pompe and ostentation laid aside.

1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia ii. ii. 125 After that manner as men are shooke together, are gestient, tremble, or cannot abide in a place.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	gestient
释义	† gestientadj. Etymology: < Latin gestient-em, present participle of gestīre to be excited (literal use passionate gestures), < gestus gest n.³ Obsolete. Restlessly excited. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [adjective] > nervously excited or agitated high-wrought1579 feverous1587 tremulous1611 feverish1637 overwound1640 gestient1644 overwrought1648 twittering1648 fevereda1657 tumultuous1667 wrought-up1688 flustered1743 trepidatinga1774 flurried1775 wrought1778 riled1825 tête montée1825 worked up1831 tumultuating1854 trepidant1891 tremorous1897 wroughted1905 goosy1906 hotted-up1923 steamed1923 spooky1926 antsy-pantsy1944 antsy1950 agitato1964 amped1967 wired1970 1644 J. Bulwer Chirologia 145 All juvenile gestient pompe and ostentation laid aside. 1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia ii. ii. 125 After that manner as men are shooke together, are gestient, tremble, or cannot abide in a place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1644
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