playful
adjective
full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
half-playful
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a word derived from
playful.
Example Sentences
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He published a half-playful, half-serious essay about his complex relationship with his own father, a union worker in Pennsylvania.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2018
There was a half-playful, half-earnest note of pleading in her voice, but the White Chief noticed that her eyes did not fully meet his.
From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby
In his lighter verses of occasion, epigram, compliment, light mockery, half-playful, half-serious sentiment, he is often exquisite.
From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Edmund Gosse
“Indeed I do not, uncle,” replied Ada, as he came back, in a half-playful tone, calculated to disarm his anger.
From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by F.C. Tilney
"Couldn't get in earlier," he said, replying to Lettie's half-anxious, half-playful scoldings.
From The Borough Treasurer by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
