adverb
fēstīvē
fēstīvē (not comparable)
Meaning
- not comparableagreeably, pleasantly, delightfully
- not comparablehumorously, facetiously, wittily
festīvē, adv., v. festivus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fēstīvē adv.
festivus, humorously, facetiously, wittily : agere fabellam: tradere elementa loquendi.—In applause: ‘belle et festive.’
Origins
From fēstīvus (“joyous, festive; pleasing”), from fēstus (“feast-like; festive”).