adjective
Other Word Forms
- festively adverb
- festiveness noun
- nonfestive adjective
- nonfestively adverb
- nonfestiveness noun
- subfestive adjective
- subfestively adverb
- subfestiveness noun
- unfestive adjective
- unfestively adverb
Etymology
Origin of festive
First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin festīvus “merry, lively, joyous,” equivalent to festus “festal” + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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"New year health goals also sent many of us who overindulged during the festive period on the hunt for sports supplements as we pushed our bodies back into exercise mode."
From BBC
The club said it had seen "a small increase" in female spectators over the festive period.
From BBC
CPO prices are expected to hover at around 4,050 ringgit to 4,150 ringgit a ton in the near term as the festive season is expected to support demand in February, Aquidah adds.
Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.
From Barron's
It was hard to feel festive that Christmas.
From Literature
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