as in playfulness
a natural disposition for playful behavior
the novelist has a known weakness for literary tricksiness, so the reader should be skeptical of the narrator's trustworthiness
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Noun
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Despite Goldstein living out his fantasy and their playfulness throughout the press tour so far, Lopez shut down dating rumors directly when she and Goldstein were asked by Savannah Guthrie on Today.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
2 June 2026 -
The portrait that has emerged from these instances is one of playfulness, but also intentionality.—
Krysta Fauria,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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Triana has four prior arrests on record, with charges including criminal mischief, petty larceny, criminal contempt and assault, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Agentic commerce can tolerate some amount of errors and mischief if refunds and transaction cancellation paths are clear.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Tricksiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tricksiness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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