SPORTFUL
a. 1. Merry; frolicksome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; as a sportful companion. Down he alights among the sportful herd. 2. Ludicrous; done in jest or for mere play. These are no sportful productions of the soil.
SPORTFULLY
adv. In mirth; in jest; for the sake of diversion; playfully.
SPORTFULNESS
n.Play; merriment; frolick; a playful disposition; playfulness; as the sportfulness of kids and lambs.
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