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festivus

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See also: Festivus

Latin

Etymology

From fēstus (of or pertaining to feasts) + -īvus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fēstīvus (feminine fēstīva, neuter fēstīvum, adverb fēstīvē or fēstīviter); first/second-declension adjective

  1. lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry
  2. agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty
  3. (of character) jovial, agreeable
  4. (of speech) humorous, witty, lively

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • festivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • festivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • festivus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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