amusive
amusive adjective: illusive, deceitful.
Adjective
amusive (comparative more amusive, superlative most amusive)
- Illusive, deceitful.
- [T]he Swain […] amaz'd / Beholds th' amusive Arch before him fly, / Then vanish quite away.a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC
- Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
- As I have regarded these amusive birds with no small attention, if I should advance something new and peculiar with respect to them, and different from all other birds, I might perhaps be credited, especially as my assertion is the result of many years' exact observation.1789, Gilbert White, Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne
- Amusing, humorous.
amusive meaning in Urdu
amusive in Urdu
- تَفریح مُہَیا کَرنے والا, تَفریح کار
Forms of amusive
| comparative | more amusive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most amusive |
Origin of amusive
From amuse + -ive.
Words formed from amusive
Questions about amusive
- What does amusive mean?
- Amusive means illusive, deceitful.
- What is amusive in Urdu?
- Amusive in Urdu is تَفریح مُہَیا کَرنے والا, تَفریح کار. See Amusive meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is amusive?
- Amusive is an adjective.
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