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amusive, a.|əˈmjuːzɪv|
[f. amuse v. + -ive; by form-assoc. with abus-ive, diffus-ive, etc., which appear to be f. vbs. abuse, diffuse, but are really f. L. ppl. stems abūs-, diffūs-; thus abut-i, abūs-um, abūsī v-, abusive: see -ive.]
Such as to amuse.
†1. Deceitful, illusive. Obs.
1728Thomson Spring 215 Beholds th' amusive arch before him fly, Then vanish quite away. 1760Beattie Poems (1831) 165 Th' amusive dream of blameless fancy born.
†2. Fitted to afford relaxation from graver concerns; recreative. Obs.
c1750Shenstone Wks. 1764 I. 112 Some for amusive tasks design'd, To sooth the certain ills of life. 1753Hervey Theron & Asp. I. 149 A cool refreshment and an amusive gloom.
3. Affording pleasing entertainment:
a. engaging the attention, interesting;
b. esp. (in later usage) fitted to tickle the fancy or excite the risible faculty.
1760Beattie Hope ii. ii, Prattling amusive in his accent meek. 1774White in Phil. Trans. LXV. 265, I have regarded these amusive birds with great attention. a1824Campbell View fr. St. Leonard's 74 The earth-circling sea Has spires and mansions more amusive still—Men's volant homes. 1842Blackw. Mag. LI. 423 An article for the Edinburgh Review, more spicy and amusive. 1865Reader 25 Feb. 221/1 Abridging from a larger work so as to retain its most amusive features.
4. Tending to, aiming at amusement; whose object is amusement. rare.
1781Hayley Trium. Temper ii. 96 Curiosity's amusive wings. 1810Coleridge Friend i. i. (1867) 5 Urania must..leave the sons of verse to more amusive patronesses. |