Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Festive \Fes"tive\, a. [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast.
   See {feast}, and cf. {Festivous}.]
   Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay;
   mirthful; sportive. -- {Fes"tive*ly}, adv.

         The glad circle round them yield their souls To festive
         mirth and wit that knows no gall.        --Thomson.

Source : WordNet®

festive
     adj : offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the
           inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay
           and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" [syn: {gala(a)},
            {gay}, {festal}, {merry}]