Sportive

//ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv//

Synonyms for "sportive" (68 found)

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Closest matches (14)

frolicsome animated antic arch blithe buoyant capering capersome cavorting coltish comical devilish

Adjective(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (20)

elfish elvish exuberant foolish frisky full of beans full of mischief gamesome gay gleeful hearty high spirited high-spirited impious impish jocose jocular jolly

Adjective(2 words)

frolicky frolicsome

Related words (34)

kittenish knavish larkish light-hearted lively merry mischief-loving mischievous playful prankish pranksome pranky puckish roguish rollicking rollicksome rompish scampish scapegrace skittish

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spirited sportful sprightly trickish tricksy tricky vital vivacious waggish zany zestful zippy

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Adjective(1 words)

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derived

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sportive lemur sportively sportiveness unsportive

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related to

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coltish cyclosportive frolicsome gay merry playful sport sporty

similar

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Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

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Finnish

1 entries

kiinnostunut urheilusta adj (interested in sport)

Polish

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sportowy adj (interested in sport)

Sample sentences

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

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You know how impetuous our friend is ordinarily, what a soul of restlessness and energy, never content unless he is rushing at some object, like a sportive bull at a red shawl; but amiable withal.

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In French, US is an abbreviation of "Union Sportive."

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Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?

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