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SPORTIVELY

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spor⋅tive

  [spawr-tiv, spohr-]
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–adjective
1. playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
2. done in sport, rather than in earnest: a sportive show of affection.
3. pertaining to or of the nature of a sport or sports.
4. Biology. mutative.
5. Archaic. ardent; wanton.
Origin:
1580–90; sport + -ive

Related forms:
spor⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
spor⋅tive⋅ness; Archaic. sport⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. jocular, gay, sprightly, frisky.
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spor·tive   (spôr'tĭv, spōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Playful; frolicsome.

  2. Relating to or interested in sports.

  3. Archaic Amorous or wanton.

spor'tive·ly adv., spor'tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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