playfully
adverb
- in a playful manner; jokingly, in fun
Wiktionary
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English playful Middle English -ly English -ly English playfully From playful + -ly.
- In a playful manner.
“In the late stages of the Green Bay Packers’ snowswept 42-20 playoff victory over Seattle on Saturday, Brett Favre and Donald Driver playfully engaged in a snowball fight.”