convivial

Definition

Having elements of a feast or of entertainment, especially when it comes to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity

Etymology

Borrowed from French convivial, from Latin convīvium (“a feast”), combined form of con- (“together”) + vīvō (“to live”).

Example Sentences

• "I put the chief of police behind the bar, instructed him in his duties, and we four convivial spirits sprawled along the counter drinking ale and telling yarns till cockcrow."