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sportive

Main Entry:: sport·ive
Pronunciation:: \ˈspȯr-tiv\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1590

1 a: frolicsome, playful b: ardent, wanton2: of or relating to sports and especially field sports

— sport·ive·ly adverb

— sport·ive·ness noun

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