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SPORTY

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: sportier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, sportiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: sportier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: sportiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appropriate for sport or engagement in a sportplay

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

active (characterized by energetic activity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous displayplay

Synonyms:

flashy; gaudy; jazzy; showy; sporty

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

colorful; colourful (striking in variety and interest)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair playplay

Example:

sportsmanlike conduct

Synonyms:

clean; sporting; sportsmanlike; sporty

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)

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