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Amusive

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Illusive, deceitful. obsolete

    "[T]he Swain […] amaz'd / Beholds th' amusive Arch before him fly, / Then vanish quite away."

  2. 2
    Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging. archaic

    "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. 3
    Amusing, humorous. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining wordnet

Etymology

From amuse + -ive.

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