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Mazux

I'll assume that "batted" is the word that should be italicised, in which case, playful would be the adjective.

In a sentence, it would look like:
The kitten batted at the cord to the vertical blinds in a playful manner. 

dillinator

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I have this question in one of my assignments, and the italicized word is actually "kitten".  The correct answer to this problem is A, playful.