Mocking and Playful

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Mocking adjective - Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule).

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Playful and mocking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Playful" instead an adjective "Mocking".

Nearby Words: mock, mockery, mocked, mocker, mockingly

Playful adjective - Full of fun and high spirits.

Usage example: playful children just let loose from school

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Mocking and playful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mocking" instead an adjective "Playful".

Nearby Words: play, played, playfulness, playing, playfully

In competitive Video Games this frequently takes the form of a move or "attack" which does no damage and leaves your character defenseless against retaliation while he engages some mocking or playful behavior such as an Ass Kicking Pose, Dancing or a Finger Wag.

Source: I Shall Taunt You
He still ends up saying "I hear you can talk to fish" to him in a playful, slightly mocking, tone.

Source: Film / Justice League (2017) aka: Justice League
The Moment's playful teasing of the War Doctor; mocking his frequent use of "No More" as being an attempt to have some gravitas, poking fun of his lifestyle and joking that his Hero Complex is something she'll remember if she ever develops an ego.The Moment: Stuck between a girl and a box.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who 50th AS "The Day of the Doctor"

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