unsportingly
- adverb
- /ʌnˈspɔrtɪŋli/
:
de manera antideportiva
- The player acted unsportingly by refusing to shake hands after the match.
Examples
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He celebrated his victory unsportingly, taunting the defeated team.
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She unsportingly distracted her opponent during the decisive point.
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He acted unsportingly during the match.
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Players should never behave unsportingly.
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He celebrated his victory unsportingly, taunting the defeated team after the match.
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She unsportingly distracted her opponent during the final moments of the game.
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The player acted unsportingly by refusing to shake hands with the other team after losing.
Synonyms
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1.8
In a way that treats people or things differently and not right
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5.2
In an unfair way
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6.7
An action or remark that is unfair and hurtful, especially when it attacks someone's personal life
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4.4
In a rude way that shows no respect
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8.0
In a way that is not fair or right
In a way that is wrong or unfair
Antonyms
How Sportsmanlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
unsportingly = unsporting (semi-transparent) = un + sport + ing + ly
The word is formed regularly from 'unsporting' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly', but the 'sporting' sense here is somewhat specialized and not fully predictable for every learner.
Etymology
Unsportingly is made from un- 'not', sport 'play' or 'a game', and -ly 'in a ... way'. So to act unsportingly is to 'not play' fairly — like someone on a playground who cheats or taunts instead of showing respect.