Sportive

//ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of cyclosportive.

    "Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing countless punctures among the 3,500 riders."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lively; merry; spritely. archaic

    "Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?"

  2. 2
    Playful, coltish.
  3. 3
    Interested in sport.
  4. 4
    Sporty, good at sport.
Adjective
  1. 1
    given to merry frolicking wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or interested in sports wordnet

Synonyms

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frolicsomeanimatedanticarchblithebuoyant

Example

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"Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie is one of Algeria's best soccer teams."

Etymology

From sport + -ive.

Related phrases

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