That games; playing or engaging in games; †merry, sportive (obsolete).

Light-hearted; fond of fun, games, and amusement; giving or expressing pleasure or amusement; frolicsome, sportive.

Playful, sportive; light-hearted; jesting, humorous.

Merry, sportive, playful. rare.

Full of the spirit of game or play; frolicsome, playful, sportive.

Playful, given to play. Obsolete.

Given to frisking; lively; playful.

Of a thing. Providing entertainment or diversion; characterized by jesting or levity; light-hearted, amusing. Now rare.

Engaging, or inclined to engage, in diversion, recreation, or pleasure; light-hearted, witty; playful, merry. Also in extended use.

Lively in movement or temperament; playful; frisky. Obsolete.

Full of, inclined to, or characterized by amusement or fun; playful, light-hearted.

Disposed to be playful or lively in movement; frisky, frolicsome. Frequently in extended use.

attributive, typically with the sense ‘characterized by or reminiscent of gambols; playful, sportive’, as gambol dance, gambol trick, etc.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of sport; sporting, sporty.

Of a person or animal: lively, playful; characterized by light or playful movement; sportive, frolicsome. Now rare.

= playful, adj.

Inclined to jigging, dancing, or frolicking; of light or frivolous disposition (quot. 1635).

Given to or characterized by playfulness; light-hearted, frivolous; (also) †foolish, nonsensical (obsolete). Also: affording amusement or…

Playful.

Playful.

Characterized by or indicative of a genial or amiable disposition or mood; (now esp.) designating playful, friendly, or good-natured teasing…

Sportive, playful. Obsolete.

Used as a pastime; of the nature of play or sport. Of composition: Written in a playful style.

Apparently: playful, sportive.

Like a kitten, or that of a kitten; having the qualities or characteristics of a kitten; playful.

Capable of being sporting or sported.

Inclined to disport; sportive.

Light and lively, flighty.

Given or inclined to play; playful.