amusive

From amuse +‎ -ive.

amusive (comparative more amusive, superlative most amusive)

1. (obsolete) Illusive, deceitful. [18th–19th c.]
   • 1728, James Thomson, “Spring”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:

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

2. (now rare) Giving entertainment or interest; recreative, diverting, engaging. [from 18th c.]
   • 1789, Gilbert White, Natural History and Antiquities of Selbourne:

     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.

3. (now rare) Amusing, humorous. [from 18th c.]