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What is the adjective for sports?

What's the adjective for sports? Here's the word you're looking for.

Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs sport, sporterize, sportify and sports which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

sportive
  1. gay; frolicsome; merry
  2. Playful, coltish.
  3. Interested in sport.
  4. Sporty, good at sport.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. playful, frolicsome, frisky, lively, merry, gay, coltish, jolly, jocular, rollicking, spirited, joyous, gleeful, exuberant, prankish, blithe, perky, sportful, blithesome, sprightly, kittenish, ludic, larky, gamesome, fay, skittish, jaunty, antic, elfish, festive, frolicky, boon, wanton, capering, romping, frolic, frolicking, game, light-hearted, fun-loving, high-spirited, in high spirits, full of beans, full of fun, lighthearted, cheerful, peppy, funny, zippy, mirthful … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The sportive atmosphere at the summer carnival was contagious, spreading joy and cheer to everyone attending.”
sporting
  1. (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
  2. (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
  3. (comparable) Having a reasonable chance of success.
  4. (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. sports, sport, games, game, athletic, athletics, exercise-related, competitive, recreational, team, gymnastic, contesting, sportsmanlike, fair, sportsmanly, decent, evenhanded, gentlemanly, honest, honorable, honourable, good, just, reasonable, square, square dealing, square shooting, straight shooting, clean, legal, forthright, sincere, fair game, impartial, equitable, unprejudiced, principled, upright, unbiased, proper, gracious, ethical, nonpartisan, mannerly, lawful, noble, gallant, chivalrous, nondiscriminatory … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “Josh owns a sporting spore at the local mall.”
      “Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself.”
sportless
  1. Without sport.
  2. (obsolete) Without mirth; joyless.
  3. Examples:
      4. “There is, of course, something to be said for sportless exercise.”
sportful
  1. (archaic) playful, merry
  2. related to sport
  3. Synonyms:
      4. playful, frisky, coltish, frolicsome, sportive, rollicking, larky, fay, elfish, antic, lively, gay, prankish, gamesome, merry, spirited, frolicky, impish, exuberant, kittenish, skittish, ludic, jolly, mischievous, sprightly, perky, roguish, lighthearted, fun-loving, high-spirited, joyous, peppy, naughty, larkish, gleeful, jaunty, bubbly, blithe, zippy, wanton, tricksy, rascally, mirthful, devilish, zestful, light-hearted, bouncy, animated, jocund, zesty … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “That ludibundness of nature in her gamaieus and such like sportful and ludicrous productions.”
      “Is it like cudgel-playing or other sportful forms of bloodshed?”
sporty
  1. Favourable to sports
  2. Flashy in appearance.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. active, fit, athletic, dynamic, lively, physical, energetic, muscular, outdoor, outdoorsy, sporting, hearty, sports-loving, good at sports, ripped, lithe, shredded, buff, jacked, healthy, agile, sinewy, trim, lean, supple, gymnastic, acrobatic, aerobicized, in good health, in good trim, in rude health, fighting fit, as fit as a fiddle, in trim, in tip-top condition, in good shape, bursting with health, in fine fettle, as fit as a flea, tough, muscly, vigorous, burly, Herculean, manly, thewy, husky, sturdy, strapping, nimble … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Features such as the stopwatch, countdown timer, and thermometer make it ideal for outdoor sporty types, and it's also compact and light enough to slip into any pocket.”
      “The atmosphere was relaxed and deceptively informal, with low-key lighting and dancers wearing socklets and casually sporty costumes of muted blue.”
      “He drove a sporty car that matched his fast lifestyle.”
sportsmanly
  1. Befitting a sportsman; being or demonstrating the conduct expected of players of sport.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fair, sportsmanlike, clean, honest, honourable, honorable, legal, sporting, good, forthright, sincere, evenhanded, just, fair game, game, decent, gentlemanly, reasonable, square, square dealing, straight shooting, square shooting, impartial, equitable, unprejudiced, principled, upright, unbiased, proper, gracious, ethical, nonpartisan, mannerly, lawful, noble, gallant, chivalrous, nondiscriminatory, law-abiding, gentlemanlike, according to Hoyle, on the level, sporty, according to the rules, objective, dispassionate, fair-minded, trustworthy, scrupulous, virtuous … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I shook her hand, everybody shakes each other's hand, but it's just a sportsmanly thing that you do.”
      “We waited for our guy while he showered unnecessarily and chowed down with the team, the sportsmanly action.”
sportsmanlike
  1. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fair, clean, honest, honourable, sportsmanly, honorable, sporting, legal, good, forthright, sincere, evenhanded, just, fair game, game, decent, gentlemanly, reasonable, square, impartial, equitable, unprejudiced, principled, upright, unbiased, square dealing, straight shooting, square shooting, proper, gracious, ethical, nonpartisan, mannerly, lawful, noble, gallant, chivalrous, nondiscriminatory, law-abiding, gentlemanlike, according to Hoyle, on the level, sporty, according to the rules, objective, dispassionate, fair-minded, trustworthy, scrupulous, virtuous … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We're all adults here and I think everyone is sportsmanlike and takes it all in stride.”
      “Afterwards, all the contenders did the sportsmanlike thing and praised each other.”
      “Lecturing on tennis at his home club, he urges his listeners to play to win, even to have a killer instinct, but always to be sportsmanlike.”
sportsome
  1. Characterised by sportiness or sportsmanship
sportlike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of sport.
sportfull
  1. Obsolete spelling of sportful
sportswomanlike
  1. (dated, used of a woman) sportsmanlike
sportal
  1. (obsolete) Of or relating to sports.
sportslike
  1. sportlike
  2. Examples:
      3. “Michael Pollan argues that sensationalized, sportslike food shows discourage spectators from actually cooking themselves, but I, a 20-year-old college student, beg to differ.”
sportier
  1. comparative form of sporty: more sporty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fitter, livelier, outdoorsier, heartier, more active, more athletic, more dynamic, more physical, more energetic, more muscular, more sporting, healthier, more ripped, lither, buffer, more shredded, more jacked, agiler, trimmer, more sinewy, leaner, suppler, more acrobatic, tougher, more vigorous, musclier, burlier, manlier, more Herculean, nimbler, beefier, stronger, hunkier, huskier, robuster, sturdier, starker, brawnier, more strapping, more thewy, lustier, more masculine, more manful, better-built, more able-bodied, more stalwart, hardier, powerfuller, snazzier, jauntier … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There are sleeker body frame pillars, a steeply raked windscreen and a slicker, sportier back-end with rear spoiler and clutter-free hatch door.”
      “Of the two, Vel Satis feels sharper, sportier, encouraging full use of the 3.5 litre V6 or torquey 3.0 V6 turbo diesel.”
      “Even more extraordinarily, the sportier S-types have aluminium-finished dashboards and interior highlights.”
sportiest
  1. superlative form of sporty: most sporty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fittest, liveliest, outdoorsiest, heartiest, most active, most athletic, most dynamic, most physical, most energetic, most muscular, most sporting, healthiest, most ripped, lithest, buffest, most shredded, most jacked, agilest, trimmest, most sinewy, leanest, supplest, most acrobatic, toughest, most vigorous, burliest, muscliest, most Herculean, manliest, robustest, beefiest, sturdiest, brawniest, huskiest, nimblest, lustiest, most thewy, starkest, most strapping, hunkiest, strongest, most masculine, best-built, most manful, most able-bodied, most stalwart, hardiest, powerfullest, snazziest, jauntiest … more
sported
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sport
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shown, displayed, exhibited, presented, aired, demoed, paraded, produced, showcased, unveiled, brandished, flaunted, offered, staged, unfurled, showed off, shown off, supplied, unfolded, arranged, exposed to view, featured, introduced, launched, put on, put on display, put on view, rolled out, set forth, trotted out, laid out, set out, bared, brought to view, dealt in, disported, laid bare, published, put on show, uncloaked, uncovered, unmasked, delivered, put before the public, showed, exposed, flashed, strutted, demonstrated, broadcast … more
sporterized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sporterize
sporterizing
  1. present participle of sporterize
sportified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sportify
sportifying
  1. present participle of sportify
sportsed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sports
sportsing
  1. present participle of sports
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