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unsportsmanlike

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sports⋅man

[spawrts-muhn, spohrts-]
–noun, plural -men.
1. a man who engages in sports, esp. in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
2. a person who exhibits qualities especially esteemed in those who engage in sports, as fairness, courtesy, good temper, etc.

Origin:
1700–10; sports + -man


sports⋅man⋅like, sports⋅man⋅ly, adjective
sports⋅man⋅li⋅ness, noun


See -man.
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un·sports·man·like   (ŭn-spôrts'mən-līk', -spōrts'-)   
adj.  Not displaying the qualities or behavior befitting a good sport.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unsportsmanlike 
1754, from un- (1) "not" + sportsmanlike (see sport (n.)). Unsporting is attested from 1859.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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