D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Playful

/plāf'-əl/ · Play·ful · IPA /ˈpleɪfl̩/
01 a. Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.
  1. 1.
    Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy; humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer.