amusive

Adjective

obsolete archaic

(obsolete) Illusive, deceitful. / (now rare) Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging. / (now rare) Amusing, humorous.

Japanese Meaning

（古風な用法）錯覚的で欺瞞的な / （現代では稀な用法）娯楽的で、興味を引く・軽快な / （現代では稀な用法）面白く、ユーモラスな

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The amusive promises of the charlatan led many honest folk into ruin.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

そのペテン師の欺瞞的な約束は、多くの誠実な人々を破滅へと導いた。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) Illusive, deceitful.

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

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Sense（2）

(now rare) 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.

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Sense（3）

(now rare) Amusing, humorous.

more amusive

（ comparative ）

most amusive

（ superlative ）

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