Meanings
adverbplayfully (comparative more playfully, superlative most playfully)
comparative more playfully · superlative most playfully
- In a playful manner.
In the late stages of the Green Bay Packers’ snowswept 42-20 playoff victory over Seattle on Saturday, Brett Favre and Donald Driver playfully engaged in a snowball fight.
2008 January 14, Pat Borzi, “Youth and Age Blend Well for Packers in Playoffs”, in The New York Times
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Translations
Spanish juguetonamente
- juguetonamentein a playful manner
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APA
playfully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playfully
MLA
“playfully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playfully. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playfully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playfully.
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