sporting
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adjective \ˈspȯr-tiŋ\Definition of SPORTING
1
a : of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport; especially : trained for trapping or retrieving game <sporting dogs> b : marked by or calling for sportsmanship c : involving such risk as a sports contender may expect to take or encounter <a sporting chance>
2
: of or relating to dissipation and especially gambling
3
: tending to mutate freely
— sport·ing·ly adverb
See Examples of SPORTING
- It wasn't very sporting of you to trip him.
First Known Use of SPORTING
1799
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