Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a festive manner.
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- adverb In a
festive manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are explicitly holiday-themed beers, of course: festively labeled and flavored with an often secret blend of seasonal spices like nutmeg and clove.
My, What a Big Beer You Have! William Bostwick 2011
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Obviously not, because it's so sleek and swift, in such a well-groomed hurry to dash over every obstacle and splash itself festively against the bricks.
Great Scott! The Guy Could Write Blake Bailey 2010
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Halloween Bark -- What a great idea from Epicurious: Hardened melted chocolate is festively studded with bits of leftover Halloween candy.
The Stir: Leftover Halloween Candy: 5 Recipes Worth Hoarding For The Stir 2010
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"Fisher cats love to prey on small furry animals," he reported festively.
Lessons for Squirrels Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012
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Halloween Bark -- What a great idea from Epicurious: Hardened melted chocolate is festively studded with bits of leftover Halloween candy.
The Stir: Leftover Halloween Candy: 5 Recipes Worth Hoarding For The Stir 2010
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Halloween Bark -- What a great idea from Epicurious: Hardened melted chocolate is festively studded with bits of leftover Halloween candy.
The Stir: Leftover Halloween Candy: 5 Recipes Worth Hoarding For The Stir 2010
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A longtime baking enthusiast, she took to the streets of Manhattan in a festively painted van she called the Treats Truck, selling cookies, brownies and other baked confections to sugar-crazed New Yorkers.
A Food Movement on Wheels Paul Lukas 2011
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"Now they're turquoise and hot pink and purple," she stated festively.
Desperately Seeking Peeps Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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The post features a bald McConaughey kissing Alves, 29, in front of a festively decorated Christmas tree with the caption: "just asked camila to marry me, merry Christmas."
Matthew McConaughey, Camila Alves: Actor Proposes To Girlfriend 2011
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Mr Lepard's festively titled bramley and mincemeat pasties made with a brown-sugar version of rough puff pastry are among the most heavenly things I have eaten this year.
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