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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Festive \Fes"tive\, a. [L. festivus, fr festum holiday, feast. See {feast}, and cf {Festivous}.] Pertaining to or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive. -- {Fes"tive*ly}, adv The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. --Thomson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: festive adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)}, {gay}, {festal}, {merry}]
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