unsportsmanlike

un·sports·man·like

adj \-ˈspȯrts-mən-ˌlīk\

Definition of UNSPORTSMANLIKE

: not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship

: not sportsmanlike

Examples of UNSPORTSMANLIKE

1. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
2. <was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct>

First Known Use of UNSPORTSMANLIKE

1754

Related to UNSPORTSMANLIKE

Synonyms: dirty, illegal, nasty, unfair, foul

Antonyms: clean, fair, legal, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly

Related Words: dishonorable, shabby, shameful; ignoble, low, mean, ungentlemanly; immoral, rotten, unchivalrous, unethical, unjust, unprincipled, unrighteous, unscrupulous

Near Antonyms: just, law-abiding; ethical, moral, principled, righteous, scrupulous; honorable, irreproachable, unimpeachable

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Rhymes with UNSPORTSMANLIKE

animallike, anything like, exercise bike, sympathy strike