amusive

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7

Definition of amusive

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (obsolete)Illusive, deceitful.
    “[T]he Swain […] amaz'd / Beholds th' amusive Arch before him fly, / Then vanish quite away.”
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adj

  1. (obsolete)Illusive, deceitful.
    “[T]he Swain […] amaz'd / Beholds th' amusive Arch before him fly, / Then vanish quite away.”
  2. (archaic)Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging.
    “As I have regarded these amusive birds with no small attention, if I should advance something new and peculiar with respect to them, and different from all other birds, I might perhaps be credited, especially as my assertion is the result of many years' exact observation.”
  3. (archaic)Amusing, humorous.

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Etymology

From amuse + -ive.

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