The phrase "a somewhat playful" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a light-hearted or whimsical quality, often in a context where the tone is not entirely serious.
Example: "The author's writing style is a somewhat playful mix of humor and insight, making the book enjoyable to read."
Alternatives: "a slightly whimsical" or "a somewhat lighthearted".
As the technique of jade carving had changed little in the interval, these are hard to distinguish from genuine archaic jades except by a somewhat playful elegance and a tendency to combine shapes and decoration not found together on ancient pieces.
"So, this is just a somewhat playful, somewhat serious attempt to just raise that issue and get people talking about it". The initial plan was to create a steel-based design rather than resort to imagined futuristic materials, in order to prevent others dismissing the scheme as pie in the sky, he adds.
This is a somewhat playful professional look since suspenders are not part of standard business attire for women.
Create a safe, somewhat playful space.
Create a safe, somewhat playful space, and support the team as they deal with this difficult person.
'But that could be a tactic.' He is somewhat playful, somewhat serious, very compelling: a feline, considered creation in a razor-sharp suit, with a broach of plastic butterflies attached to his left lapel.
We worry about your boys learning to play with computers". His somewhat playful response masks a serious Soviet concern that American computer education is creating a widening technology gap with troubling implications for the Soviet Union's future scientific, industrial and military positions.
A good sneer or a snicker at a ridiculous person or a ridiculous idea can be arrogant, but it can also be somewhat playful and charming.
Also, boxing is used a measure of fighting yet is described among other behaviors that seem somewhat playful.
Aside from the drink, they had plenty of that bitter, somewhat playful and somewhat violent banter that seems to come on a man late after dark when he realises his Saturday night isn't the grandiose adventure he'd pictured.
In "Exit," which had its premiere on Tuesday night, Mr. Keigwin's tone is somewhat playful but mostly dark as he explores degrees of addiction in a dance driven by a percussive, melodic score, a collaboration between Christopher Lancaster and Jerome Begin.
