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.