ADJECTIVE: "marked by...artful playfulness" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "marked by...artful playfulness" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
2. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PLAYFULNESS (noun)
1. activities that are enjoyable or amusing
2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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