sportive
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adjective \ĖspoĢr-tiv\Definition of SPORTIVE
1
a : frolicsome, playful b : ardent, wanton
2
: of or relating to sports and especially field sports
ā sport·ive·ly adverb
ā sport·ive·ness noun
See Examples of SPORTIVE
- <a sportive pastor who began every sermon with a joke>
First Known Use of SPORTIVE
1590
Related to SPORTIVE
- Synonyms
- antic, coltish, elfish, fay, frisky, frolicsome, larky, rollicking, sportful, playful
- Antonyms
- earnest, serious-minded, sober, sobersided
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