(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:03:33

Play"ful (?), a.

Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.

-- Play"ful*ly, adv. -- Play"ful*ness, n.

 

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