amusive

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amusive

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obsolete Illusive, deceitful. [T]he Swain […] amaz'd / Beholds th' amusive Arch before him fly, / Then vanish quite away.
archaic Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging. 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.
archaic Amusing, humorous.

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@misc{amusive_2026,
  title = {amusive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amusive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}