festiviter

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fēstīvus (joyous, festive; pleasing) +‎ -ter, from fēstus (feast-like; festive).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

fēstīviter (comparative fēstīvius, superlative fēstīvissimē)

  1. humorously, facetiously, wittily, festively

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References[edit]

  • festiviter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • festiviter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette