gay, festal, festive, merry
(adjective) offering fun and gaiety; “a festive (or festal) occasion”; “gay and exciting night life”; “a merry evening”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
festive (comparative more festive, superlative most festive)
Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
In the mood to celebrate.
• feastful
• feastly
Source: Wiktionary
Fes"tive, a. Etym: [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast. See feast, and cf. Festivous.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
