sporty
Other forms: sportier; sportiest; sportily
Look down. Are you wearing sneakers? Ready to kick a ball, shoot some hoops, or go watch a game? If so, you’re sporty! Sporty things are related to athletics.
You are sporty if you love sports, dress like you love sports, or behave like a good sport by saying “good game” even when you lose. Sporty can also describe something fast and flashy, like a sporty red convertible. The oldest recorded meaning of sporty is "sportsmanlike," from the late nineteenth century.
Definitions of sporty
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appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
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Synonyms:
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active
characterized by energetic activity
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active
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exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
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synonyms:
clean, sporting, sportsmanlike
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(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Pronunciation
US
/ˈspɔrdi/
UK
/ˈspɔti/
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