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divertive

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

adjective

  1. diverting; amusing.


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Etymology

Origin of divertive

First recorded in 1590–1600; divert + -ive


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

From The Female Wits by Anonymous

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 Wadsworth Camp

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