adv
Meaning 1
In a playful manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
playfully
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CMU ARPABET: P L EY1 F AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a playful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English playful Middle English -ly English -ly English playfully From playful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: juguetonamente — in a playful manner