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English Dictionary: festive	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
festive adj offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" Synonym(s): gay, festal, festive, merry
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"tively}, adv. The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive* mirth and wit that knows no gall. --Thomson.