sportive
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tɪv, ˈspoʊr-
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Sportive
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sportive (ˈspɔːtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | playful or joyous |
| 2. | done in jest rather than seriously |
| 3. | of, relating to, or interested in sports |
| 4. | obsolete wanton or amorous: a sportive wench |
| 'sportively | |
| —adv | |
| 'sportiveness | |
| —n | |
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It must be meant to be sportive, because it isn't witty and it isn't dramatic.
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