[
UK
/plˈeɪfəl/
]
[ US /ˈpɫeɪfəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫeɪfəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
full of fun and high spirits
playful children just let loose from school
How To Use playful In A Sentence
- There are, true, a few tonal changes: the jokes are jokier, the touches of malice heavier, and she revels more obviously than before in the playfulness she brings to her performances. What Sarah Palin Doesn't Know
- Mewme was an old cat not like the playful little kitten that Alison had first encountered after her mother entered her life.
- The gorillas 'behaviour has strong similarities to the children's game tag, but is perhaps more like a playful exchange of punches that must be well-judged to ensure it does not escalate into a more serious fight. Gorillas learn about injustice and revenge by playing tag
- He has become gruff and cold, a far cry from the playful, expansive carouser and rabble-rouser of the film's opening scenes. Come and Get It
- However, introduction of songs which are rather playful in nature is quite new to the Gondi culture.
- My children could spend hours watching playful monkeys at the primate exhibit.
- Wit and playfulness is one thing, sending your models out in full Highland regalia is quite another. Times, Sunday Times
- He gave her a playful punch on the arm.
- The small head is solid gold in colour, with a happy, playful expression, wide square jaw and a red beard.
- He is beautifully made with graceful horns, a slinky, prism-like tail, and playful, though mocking and feral, eyes.