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
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