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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Festive

/fĕs'-tĭv/ · Fes·tive · IPA /ˈfɛstɪv/
01 a. Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay; mirthful; sportive.
    “The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall.” Thomson.