fēstīvus adj. with comp. and sup. festus, agreeable, pleasing, pretty: poema: copia librorum, a fair number.

—Jovial, jocose, agreeable, dear: quibus (pueris) nihil potest esse festivius: homo: pater festivissime! T.: caput, T.

—Humorous, pleasant, witty: sermo: acroama.