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    SPORTY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: sportier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, sportiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: sportier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: sportiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Appropriate for sport or engagement in a sportplay

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    active (characterized by energetic activity)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous displayplay

    Synonyms:

    flashy; gaudy; jazzy; showy; sporty

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    colorful; colourful (striking in variety and interest)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair playplay

    Example:

    sportsmanlike conduct

    Synonyms:

    clean; sporting; sportsmanlike; sporty

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    fair; just (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules)

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