festiviter

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /feːsˈtiː.u̯i.ter/, [feːs̠ˈt̪iːu̯ɪt̪ɛr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fesˈti.vi.ter/, [fesˈt̪iːvit̪er]

Adverb

fēstīviter (comparative fēstīvius, superlative fēstīvissimē)

humorously, facetiously, wittily, festively

Related terms

References

“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.

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