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playfully

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play·ful  (plfl)
adj.
1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.
2. Humorous; jesting: "He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone" (Saul Bellow).
playful·ly adv.
playful·ness n.
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Adv.1.playfully - in a playful manner; "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully"
Translations
playfully [ˈpleɪfəlɪ] ADV (= full of fun) → alegremente; (= in jest) → en broma; (as part of game) → jugando, en juego
he said playfully → dijo guasón
playfully [ˈpleɪfʊli] adv → malicieusement
playfully
adv → neckisch; remark, smile, look also → schelmisch; to do/say something playfully → etw zum Scherz tun/sagen; he grasped her wrist playfully → er ergriff spielerisch ihr Handgelenk
playfully [ˈpleɪfəlɪ] adv → giocosamente; (remark, smile) → scherzosamente
playfully [ˈpleɪfəlɪ] adv → giocosamente; (remark, smile) → scherzosamente


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Never mind, I'll be on my own two feet yet, one of these days; then I'll see who steps around," he finished, picking up one of the crutches at his side and shaking it playfully at the little girl.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
said the count, shrugging his shoulders and speaking playfully of a matter that evidently distressed him.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Early in this trick once when the steward had left the room and Michael's eager nose was within an inch of the prohibited morsel, Kwaque, playfully inclined, reached for the morsel himself and received a lacerated hand from the quick flash and clip of Michael's jaws.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
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