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单词 playfully
释义

playful

adjective

play·​ful ˈplā-fəl How to pronounce playful (audio)
1
: full of play : frolicsome, sportive
a playful kitten
2
: humorous, jocular
playfully
ˈplā-fə-lē How to pronounce playful (audio)
adverb
playfulness noun

Synonyms

  • antic
  • coltish
  • elfish
  • fay
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • larky
  • rollicking
  • sportful
  • sportive
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Example Sentences

She's an old dog, but she's still very playful. He had a playful expression on his face. a playful tone of voice You're certainly in a playful mood! She gave him a light playful slap on the knee.
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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

playful

adjective

play·​ful ˈplā-fəl How to pronounce playful (audio)
1
: full of energy and a desire for fun
a playful kitten
2
: not serious : humorous
a playful mood

playfully

adverb

as in friskily

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • friskily
  • sportively
  • animatedly
  • spiritedly
  • vivaciously
  • airily
  • pertly
  • perkily
  • energetically
  • buoyantly
  • skittishly
  • bouncily
  • briskly
  • lively
  • jauntily
  • crisply
  • trippingly
  • effervescently
  • gayly
  • breezily
  • gaily
  • sprightly
  • racily
  • jazzily
  • cockily
  • sparkily
  • snappily
  • dashingly
  • springily
  • agilely
  • nimbly
  • spryly
  • livelily
  • gamesomely
  • animately
  • high-spiritedly
  • dapperly
  • allegro

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lazily
  • sluggishly
  • dully
  • halfheartedly
  • idly
  • lethargically
  • indolently
  • heavily
  • tardily
  • wearily
  • tiredly
  • listlessly
  • inanimately
  • slothfully
  • inactively
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