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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Festive \Fes"tive\, a. [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast.
     See {feast}, and cf. {Festivous}.]
     Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay;
     mirthful; sportive. -- {Fes"tive*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           The glad circle round them yield their souls
           To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. --Thomson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  festive
       adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
             inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay
             and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)},
              {gay}, {festal}, {merry}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "festive":
     blithe, blithesome, boon, convivial, festal, free and easy, gala,
     gay, gladsome, gleeful, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, hilarious,
     jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry,
     merrymaking, mirthful, on the loose
  
  

















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