as in merry
indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor
we arrived at the Christmas party to find everyone already in a festive mood, perhaps owing in part to the punch
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Recent Examples of festive
Pair it with velvet heels for a fancy, festive look.
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Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Elle Fanning, Kate Beckinsale and more stars switched up their Golden Globes red carpet looks for festive afterparty outfits.
—Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Pedretti and another friend fulfilled Henneman’s last wish to have a Christmas party and threw one replete with festive cheer on Nov. 6, 2020.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
The status as a big home favorite will make for a festive Week 18 and a cathartic end to the playoff drought.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
Elle Fanning, Kate Beckinsale and more stars switched up their Golden Globes red carpet looks for festive afterparty outfits.
—Meredith Nardino, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Pedretti and another friend fulfilled Henneman’s last wish to have a Christmas party and threw one replete with festive cheer on Nov. 6, 2020.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
The status as a big home favorite will make for a festive Week 18 and a cathartic end to the playoff drought.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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Bringing his Rolling Thunder Revue tour to small stages across the nation, Dylan and his band of merry pranksters (Allen Ginsberg, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez) played music… and so much more.Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Though drinking spikes during the holidays − 47% of men and 40% of women admitted to binge drinking during the merry season, according to American Addiction Centers − more adults are actually interested in sobering up.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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The same jolly collection also returns to the Top Streaming Albums chart for another year.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Winter break is a jolly time of the year for many children.Holly Garcia, Parents, 31 Dec. 2024
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Single Woman Defies Stigmas By Sending Out Solo Holiday Cards By Melissa Fleur Afshar Life and Trends Reporter 0 Holiday cards are a cherished tradition, with cheerful family portraits gracing refrigerators nationwide each December.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Pansies bloom for up to six months, coloring the winter garden in a range of cheerful hues.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Festive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/festive. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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