Playful
English Meaning
Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.
- Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.
- Humorous; jesting: "He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone” ( Saul Bellow).