a. Obs. rare–1. [f. L. fess-us wearied + -IVE.] Wearied, fatigued.
a. 1774. Fergusson, Poems, A Saturday’s Expedition, 136.
| | So we, with fessive joints and lingering pace, |
| Moved slowly on, and did not reach the town |
| Till Phœbus had unyoked his prancing steeds. |
