festal

[ fes-tl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.

Origin of festal

1
First recorded in 1470–80; from Latin fēst(um) feast + -al1

Other words from festal

  • fes·tal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby festal

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How to use festal in a sentence

  • A more festal occasion has never been known even in this festal environment.

    Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick Bangs
  • He was of a white color, that seemed to fit him rather for rare festal occasions than for constant drudgery.

    English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
  • His very storms have a festal appearance, like the anger of a beautiful woman.

  • All festal occasions in Circassian life are enlivened by the presence of the minstrel.

    Life of Schamyl | John Milton Mackie
  • In the dining-room below the scene was nothing short of festal.

    Mr. Opp | Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for festal

festal

/ (ˈfɛstəl) /


adjective
  1. another word for festive

Origin of festal

1
C15: from Latin festum holiday, banquet; see feast

Derived forms of festal

  • festally, adverb

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