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divertive

American  
[dih-vur-tiv, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr tɪv, daɪ- /

adjective

  1. diverting; amusing.

Other Word Forms

  • undivertive adjective

Etymology

Origin of divertive

First recorded in 1590–1600; divert + -ive

Example Sentences

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It was clear that for them such an arrival was more divertive than the sharing of a sorrow that scarcely touched their hearts.

From The Guarded Heights by Camp, Wadsworth

The whole Work being intermix'd with variety of useful and divertive Relations, never before published.

From The Female Wits by Anonymous

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