divertive

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/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)tɪv/

adjective

fun; amusing; interesting.

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Meanings

adjectivedivertive (comparative more divertive, superlative most divertive)

comparative more divertive · superlative most divertive

  1. archaicfun; amusing; interesting.

    things of a pleasant and divertive nature

    a. 1729, John Rogers, The Advantages of good Discourse
    1 more example

    Divertive theoretic and historic considerations have been scrupulously avoided.

    1925, Elmer LeRoy Ryer, Ophthalmometry, Optical Publishing Company, Preface, page V

Origin

From divert + -ive.

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divertive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divertive

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “divertive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/divertive.

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