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playful

 adjective
     
play‧ful
1 very active, happy, and wanting to have fun:
a playful little dog
Babies are playful and alert when they first wake up.
2 intended to be fun rather than serious, or showing that you are having fun:
a playful kiss on the cheek
—playfully adverb
—playfulness noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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