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Definition of Amusive
1. Adjective. Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining. "A diverting story"
Definition of Amusive
1. a. Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth.
Definition of Amusive
1. Adjective. Giving entertainment or amusement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amusive
1. amusing [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amusive
Literary usage of Amusive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memorial Tributes: A Compend of Funeral Addresses. An Aid for Pastors. A edited by Joseph Sanderson (1883)
"... THE amusive WASTE OF LIFE. WiT. M. PAXTON, DD We spend our years as a tale
thai is told. ... amusive ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1853)
"amusive. — Is ths word peculiar to Thomson, or is it made use of by other poets
P Its meaning does not appear to be very definite In the Spring it is ..."
3. The Friend: A Series of Essays to Aid in the Formation of Fixed Principles by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1831)
"... his best gifts in vain; and Urania henceforth must be content to inspire
Astronomers alone, and leave the Sons of Verse to more amusive Patronesses. ..."
4. Transactions by Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Norwick Eng, Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1879)
"make me cry out involuntarily, "amusive birds! say where your hid retreat, When
the frost rages, & the tempests beat! "2 We have very great oaks here also ..."
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