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. The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. Thomson.