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playingly

playingly adverb: in play; without seriousness; playfully.

Adverb

playingly (comparative more playingly, superlative most playingly)

  1. In play; without seriousness; playfully.

Forms of playingly

comparativemore playingly
superlativemost playingly

Origin of playingly

From Middle English pleiingli, equivalent to playing + -ly.

Questions about playingly

What does playingly mean?
Playingly means in play; without seriousness; playfully.
What part of speech is playingly?
Playingly is an adverb.

Words near playingly in the dictionary

  1. playing with edged tools
  2. playing with fire
  3. playing with house money
  4. playing-card
  5. playing-cards
  6. playingly
  7. playings
  8. playland
  9. playlands
  10. playleader
  11. playleaders

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