Definition
In a cheerful, merry, or celebratory manner; with the spirit or mood of a festival.
Etymology
From 'festive' (from Latin 'festivus' meaning joyful or suitable for a feast) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly.' This became the standard adverbial form in English by the 18th century.
Kelly Says
Every December, 'festively' takes over our vocabulary—we decorate 'festively,' dress 'festively,' and behave 'festively,' making it one of English's most seasonal words.
Translations
ARالعربية
بأبهجة
bi-a-ba-ha-jah
BNবাংলা
উৎসবময়
ut-so-b-moy
CACatalà
festíva
fes-tee-va
CSČeština
slavnostně
slav-nost-ne
DADansk
festligt
fest-ligt
DEDeutsch
festlich
fest-lihk
ELΕλληνικά
εορταστικά
e-or-ta-sti-ka
ESEspañol
de forma festiva
deh-fohr mah-fee-vah
FISuomi
juhlallisesti
juh-la-lis-ti
FRFrançais
festivement
fest-i-vuh-man
GUGU
ઉત્સાહભેર
ut-sa-hab-her
HIहिन्दी
उत्सवपूर्ण
ut-sav-poor-n
HUMagyar
ünnepélyesen
oon-ne-peh-le-sen
IDBahasa Indonesia
meriah
me-ree-ah
ITItaliano
festivamente
fest-i-va-men-te
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី
bra-prai-nei
KO한국어
축제롭게
chuk-je-lo-bge
MRMR
उत्सवात्मक
ut-sa-va-at-mak
MSBahasa Melayu
meriah
me-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ပျော်ပြဲ
pyaw-pyay
NLNederlands
feestelijk
fest-e-lijk
PLPolski
wesoło
ve-so-loh
PTPortuguês
de forma festiva
deh fo-rah festi-vah
RUРусский
празднично
prazd-nich-no
SVSvenska
festivt
fest-ivt
SWKiswahili
festivi
fes-ti-vi
TAதமிழ்
விழாக்காலத்தில்
vi-zha-ka-la-th-il
TEతెలుగు
సంబరంగా
san-ba-ra-nga
THไทย
อย่างฉลอง
yaang chong
TRTürkçe
kutlu bir şekilde
kut-lu bir she-kile
UKУкраїнська
святково
sviat-kovo
VITiếng Việt
lễ hội
leh-hoi