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festivous

/ˈfɛstɪvəs/

festivous adjective: pertaining to a feast; festive.

Adjective

festivous (comparative more festivous, superlative most festivous)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to a feast; festive.
    • If thou hast chuckled over their facetious and festivous descriptions[…]1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] [James...

Forms of festivous

comparativemore festivous
superlativemost festivous

Origin of festivous

From Latin fēstīvus + -ous. By surface analysis, festive + -ous.

Questions about festivous

What does festivous mean?
Festivous means pertaining to a feast; festive.
What part of speech is festivous?
Festivous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce festivous?
Festivous is pronounced /ˈfɛstɪvəs/.

Words near festivous in the dictionary

  1. festive seasons
  2. festively
  3. festiveness
  4. festivities
  5. festivity
  6. festivous
  7. Festivus
  8. Festivus pole
  9. Festivus poles
  10. festologies
  11. festology

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