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
Her beautiful eyes were full of light and feeling; a smile, half-tender, half-playful, hovered over her lip, and her voice was full of eager kindness and thrilling affection.
From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
It was the half-playful, but wholly kind dignity that had won for him Priscilla's faith and dependence.
From The Place Beyond the Winds by Harry Spafford Potter
Anne spoke at last, amidst the half-playful, half-tender caresses that were so dear to Agatha, who had never known what it was to be calmly and safely in a mother's arms.
From Agatha's Husband A Novel by Walter Crane
"I've been longing for you," she said, seeming to awake suddenly from her half-dreamy half-playful account of the life she had been living.
From Quisanté by Anthony Hope
