Synonyms:
playfully
Meaning: in a playful manner; "she loosened the half-hoop of diamonds on her left hand third finger and held it out to him playfully"
Usage examples
He rose, laid his hands playfully on her slender waist, and looked at her.
A very hard young lady to please, her father said, sometimes playfully, sometimes sternly.
"Now it's of no use for you to ask a lot of questions," Mrs. Schallibaum said playfully; "we'll talk to you to-morrow.
If you'll order the waiter to deliver him anything short, he won't drink it off at once, won't he!--only try him!' Mr. Jackson's fingers wandered playfully round his nose at this portion of his discourse, to warn his hearers that he was speaking ironically.