The Clue
More festive (5 letter answer)
The Answer
GAYER
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Notes
The answer GAYER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
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Definition
GAY as an adjective:
1. (cheery, gay, sunny) = bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"
2. (gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful) = full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
3. given to social pleasures often including dissipation; "led a gay Bohemian life"; "a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies"
4. (brave, braw, gay) = brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
5. (gay, festal, festive, merry) = offering fun and gaiety; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
6. (gay, queer, homophile) = homosexual or arousing homosexual desires