divertive

[dih-vur-tiv, dahy-]

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adjective

diverting; amusing.

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Origin of divertive

First recorded in 1590–1600; divert + -ive

Related formsun·di·ver·tive, adjective

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