as in playful
given to good-natured joking or teasing
a larky group of youths enjoying a night out on the town
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Recent Examples of larky
Skarsgård had auditioned on a larky trip to America from his home in Sweden.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for larky
playful
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When the worst-case scenario of overindulging was losing an afternoon or buying too many snacks, the genre could stretch that experience into something playful and surreal.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
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The bar puts playful twists on classic cocktails, offering things like a tahini old fashioned ($20), complementing the cocktail’s gentle sweetness with a nutty note.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Larky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larky. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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