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Webster 1913 Edition

Playful

Play′ful

,

Adj.

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry;

as, a

playful

child; a

playful

writer.

–

Play′ful-ly

,

adv.

–

Play′ful-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Playful

PLA'YFUL

,

Adj.

Sportive; given to levity; as a playful child.

1.

Indulging a sportive fancy; as a playful genius.