单词 | sportive |
释义 | sportive[ spawr-tiv, spohr- ] / ˈspɔr tɪv, ˈspoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sportive ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveplayful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy. done in sport, rather than in earnest: a sportive show of affection. pertaining to or of the nature of a sport or sports. Biology. mutative. Archaic. ardent; wanton. Origin of sportiveFirst recorded in 1580–90; sport + -ive SYNONYMS FOR sportive1 jocular, gay, sprightly, frisky. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sportive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sportiveWords nearby sportivesporting blood, sporting chance, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady, sportive, sports, sports bar, sports bra, sports cap, sports car Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sportiveBritish Dictionary definitions for sportivesportive / (ˈspɔːtɪv) / adjectiveplayful or joyous done in jest rather than seriously of, relating to, or interested in sports obsolete wanton or amorousa sportive wench Derived forms of sportivesportively, adverbsportiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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