释义 |
ˈplayfully, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a playful or sportive manner; jokingly.
1791Boswell Johnson 15 May an. 1776, I mentioned a scheme..of making a tour to the Isle of Man..; and that Mr. Burke had playfully suggested as a motto, ‘The proper study of Mankind is Man’. 1845Ford Handbk. Spain i. 87 Picaro, picara, rogue (may be used playfully). 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) IV. 59 We playfully threatened that you should not be allowed to go home until the question was settled. |