playfully
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But Lord, now the studio's creative director, still comes into the office and playfully reshapes Morph while chatting.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Curry was the playfully crooked Rooster Hannigan, and had a standout scene singing and dancing in a pencil mustache and slicked back hair to “Easy Street,” alongside Carol Burnett and Bernadette Peters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He also took part in a number of possession drills with the squad, playfully wrestling with defender Tosin Adarabioyo before one of them.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Wallace’s teammates — who clearly are enamored with his energy as a two-way player — like to playfully make fun of him, on the rare occasion he messes up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The whole painting focuses the viewer’s attention on the vanishing point, and then playfully hides it behind a half-open door.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
