sportive

[ spawr-tiv, spohr- ]

/ ˈspɔr tɪv, ˈspoʊr- /

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adjective

playful 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 sportive

First recorded in 1580–90; sport + -ive

SYNONYMS FOR sportive

1 jocular, gay, sprightly, frisky.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sportive

spor·tive·ly, adverbspor·tive·ness; Archaic. sport·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·spor·tive, adjectiveun·spor·tive·ly, adverb

un·spor·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby sportive

sporting blood, sporting chance, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady, sportive, sports, sports bar, sports bra, sports cap, sports car

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Example sentences from the Web for sportive

Such are the tricks which destiny, a sportive imp, plays with human affairs.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham
He looked round, and with sportive tenderness gazed into his daughters eyes.
The Bishop's Apron|W. Somerset Maugham
The transient, sportive disorder of the little boys was but a harmless ripple on the surface of her thought.
Prison Life in Andersonville|John L. Maile
She answered only with a sportive, delighted arch smile, seated herself at the instrument, and dashed off into a brilliant waltz.
Mildred at Home|Martha Finley

Thus you see that your disquiets have had no foundation but in the sportive malice of your talkative neighbour.
Jane Talbot|Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for sportive

sportive

/ (ˈspɔːtɪv) /

adjective

playful or joyous

done in jest rather than seriously

of, relating to, or interested in sports

obsolete wanton or amorousa sportive wench

Derived forms of sportive

sportively, adverbsportiveness, noun

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单词	sportive
释义	sportive [ spawr-tiv, spohr- ] / ˈspɔr tɪv, ˈspoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sportive ON THESAURUS.COM adjective playful 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 sportive First recorded in 1580–90; sport + -ive SYNONYMS FOR sportive 1 jocular, gay, sprightly, frisky. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sportive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM sportive spor·tive·ly, adverbspor·tive·ness; Archaic. sport·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·spor·tive, adjectiveun·spor·tive·ly, adverb un·spor·tive·ness, noun Words nearby sportive sporting 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 sportive Such are the tricks which destiny, a sportive imp, plays with human affairs. The Smuggler's Cave\|George A. Birmingham He looked round, and with sportive tenderness gazed into his daughters eyes. The Bishop's Apron\|W. Somerset Maugham The transient, sportive disorder of the little boys was but a harmless ripple on the surface of her thought. Prison Life in Andersonville\|John L. Maile She answered only with a sportive, delighted arch smile, seated herself at the instrument, and dashed off into a brilliant waltz. Mildred at Home\|Martha Finley Thus you see that your disquiets have had no foundation but in the sportive malice of your talkative neighbour. Jane Talbot\|Charles Brockden Brown British Dictionary definitions for sportive sportive / (ˈspɔːtɪv) / adjective playful or joyous done in jest rather than seriously of, relating to, or interested in sports obsolete wanton or amorousa sportive wench Derived forms of sportive sportively, adverbsportiveness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sportive boon, festive, frisky, frolicsome, game, jocular, merry, sprightly, wanton, gamesome, prankish
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sportive

adjective

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