Playsome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpleɪsəm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Playsome is an adjective meaning (dated, chiefly literary) Playful; frolicsome.
Meaning
(dated, chiefly literary) Playful; frolicsome.
Example Sentences
An' down below's the cloty brook Where I did vish with line an' hook, An' beat, in playsome dips and zwims, The foamy stream, wi' white-skinned lim's.
I have heard his brother Edm and M'r Wayte his schoole fellow &c, say that when he was a Boy he was playsome enough: but withall he had even then a contemplative Melancholinesse.
Sweet Frankie lives in Elfindale; Where all the flowers are fair, and frail (Like her fair self,) a slender fairy, And like a zephyr, playsome, airy, But lovelier far, than buxom Mary.
Synonyms for playsome
Depending on context, synonyms include carefree, merry, sportive, wanton.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include playward, playline, sportfull, paly, playn, burlesque.
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