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UNSPORTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsporting mean?
• UNSPORTING (adjective)
The adjective UNSPORTING has 1 sense:
1. violating accepted standards or rules
Familiarity information: UNSPORTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Violating accepted standards or rules
Synonyms:
cheating; dirty; foul; unsporting; unsportsmanlike
Context example:
fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
Similar:
unfair; unjust (not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception)
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