1. in a teasing, playfully mischievous, or coquettish manner

Examples

• She smiled archly when he complimented her dress.
• The actress archly raised one eyebrow at the reporter’s question.
• He archly suggested that perhaps she had forgotten their appointment on purpose.
• The child archly pretended not to know where the missing cookies had gone.
• She archly commented that his cooking skills were ‘improving.’
• The comedian archly delivered the punchline with perfect timing.