adjective 1.full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
2.pleasantly humorous or jesting: a playful remark.
Origin: 1200–50; Middle English pleiful. See
play,
-ful Related forms play·ful·ly, adverb
play·ful·ness, noun
half-play·ful, adjective
half-play·ful·ly, adverb
half-play·ful·ness, noun
un·play·ful, adjective
un·play·ful·ly, adverb