half-playful
- 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
The metamorphosis of Arachne is merely one of the half-playful aetiological myths of which we have seen examples all over the world.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
Katherine smiled at him with a sweet, half-playful humility.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
"Couldn't get in earlier," he said, replying to Lettie's half-anxious, half-playful scoldings.
From The Borough Treasurer by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
"Not the old-fashioned sort, but there is a modern kind that we are all afraid of more or less," answered Miss Orne, with a half-playful, half-serious look at the girls around her.
From Spinning-Wheel Stories by Alcott, Louisa May
