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单词 festively
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festivelyadv.

Brit. /ˈfɛstᵻvli/, U.S. /ˈfɛstᵻvli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: festive adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < festive adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare earlier festivally adv. and feastly adv.
In a festive manner; joyously, gaily.In later use often specifically with reference to Christmas.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > merriment > [adverb]
merryOE
feastlya1325
gailya1375
gay?a1400
festivally?c1400
merrilyc1400
jocundly1471
mirthfully1508
jolly1615
chirpingly1650
jollily1670
jovially1704
festively1793
gleeishly1828
gleesomely1850
gleefully1862
hilariously1863
society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [adverb]
festivally?c1400
festively1793
festally1820
1793 Traveller's Compan., Holyhead to London vi. 49 The King afterwards passed his Christmass holydays here festively.
1807 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 106 Festively she [sc. a ship] puts forth in trim array.
1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Nov. 5/1 After studying his pages one may..keep festively the birthdays of Fräulein Goethe's acquaintances.
1926 Good Housek. Dec. 89/1 Your Christmas tree stands..festively dressed under your own rooftree.
1994 Homemaker's Mag. (Toronto) Summer 94/2 (caption) Festively striped cabana, umbrella and chair can go to the pool, beach or anywhere you want a safe place in the sun.
2003 New Brunswick Tel. Jrnl. (St. John) (Electronic ed.) 13 Dec. Rosy-cheeked people shopping in front of festively decorated store windows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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