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sporting

sporting

3.9
Fair and respectful when competing or resolving a disagreement
  • adjective
  • /ˈspɔrtɪŋ/
translation icon : deportivo
  • Monster and Jill are two of the most sporting greats that you'll see in this sport.

Examples

  • It doesn't mean that you know this terrible injury that ends your sporting career is actually great for your sporting career.

  • Initially, it's only about sporting feats, but that will soon change, as will the name as it becomes Ripley's Believe It or Not.

  • It, it is beyond any sporting comparison and, and in large part beyond any other comparison.

  • And my the only sporting event my dad ever came to watch was my first swim meet with the Guppies.

  • Two seats only, very agile, more sporting, very dramatic, just a single line, lots of power.

  • So I'm sure we've all got our own favorite sporting moments.

  • They won the World Series, so we've swapped nationalities in terms of our sporting desires.

  • This was again, I've, I've aged, I've realized I've had sporting events where it's like, oh, I'm not, I'm getting old.

  • The referee praised the players for their sporting conduct during the match, emphasizing respect for the rules.

  • In the spirit of sporting fairness, both teams agreed to a rematch to settle the disputed outcome.

Synonyms

sportsmanlike
vssporting
2 3.9

Fair and respectful in a game or competition

is broader, covering fairness in competitions and resolving disagreements

Antonyms

Behaving unfairly or rudely during a game

Compounds

19 1.8

Items used for sports, like balls or rackets

1 3.5

A fair possibility of success that is not certain

sporting dog
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A dog bred and trained to help hunters find and retrieve game birds

1 9.9

A woman who has sex for money, used in older books

1 4.1

A man who enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and fishing

9.9

A house where people pay for sex

sporting life
  • Archaic
6.0

A life spent going to races and betting on sports

sporting man
  • Archaic
7.9

A man who enjoys a lively life and often bets on sports

A woman who enjoys outdoor sports and activities

How Fair

fair
1.0
sporting
3.9

Surface Forms

sporting positive

Morphology

sporting = sport (semi-transparent) = sport + ing

The adjective is formed from 'sport', but the specific sense of fairness or sportsmanship is a specialized extension that is only partly predictable.

Etymology

Sporting comes from sport, the idea of playing by rules and enjoying fair contests. So sporting describes someone showing 'fair play' and respect in competition.