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SPORTY (sportier, sportiest)
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, sportiest Dictionary entry overview: What does sporty mean?
• SPORTY (adjective)
The adjective SPORTY has 3 senses:
1. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
2. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
3. appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
Familiarity information: SPORTY used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Superlative: sportiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Synonyms:
clean; sporting; sportsmanlike; sporty
Context example:
sportsmanlike conduct
Similar:
fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Synonyms:
flashy; gaudy; jazzy; showy; sporty
Similar:
colorful; colourful (striking in variety and interest)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
Similar:
active (characterized by energetic activity)
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