Playfully

Playfully
Playful Play"ful, a. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer. -- {Play"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Play"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • playful — playfully, adv. playfulness, n. /play feuhl/, adj. 1. full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome. 2. pleasantly humorous or jesting: a playful remark. [1200 50; ME pleiful. See PLAY, FUL] * * * …   Universalium

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