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Recent Examples of Synonyms for larky
playful
Adjective
  • Mixing prints takes the trend to an even more playful approach, so have fun combining plaids with stripes and dots with florals.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At the Collina Strada show, where founder and creative director Hillary Taymour often presents a playful but politically salient concept, models came out in twos.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Larky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larky. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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