playful
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She later went from a figure-hugging sheer lavender Gucci gown to a playful daytime polka dot ensemble from Jacquemus matched with retro white sun glasses, with Elle magazine praising her "old Hollywood" dash.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Apps can be fun and playful, and can help us maintain motivation, develop vocabulary and embed grammatical structures.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
It’s loose and playful, which would seem to be a plus, but it’s too shaggy and imprecise to land, and sometimes seems as if it were made up on the spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
But the playful way in which he delivered that line and his quick exit from the room raised a few eyebrows and only added to the mounting speculation.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
After all, who would see her, a playful woman who lived in a rock?
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing playful
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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Tone and Point of View, List 2
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