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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