sportive
1
7.1
Interested in sports like tennis or soccer
- adjective
- /ˈspɔrtɪv/
:
deportivo
- Her weekend plans are filled with sportive events like running and swimming races.
- dress in a sportive
Examples
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She had modest breast implants and a slim, sportive body.
Academic text (2011) -
Children in sportive outfits are playing on the swings.
Fiction book (1997) -
The children wore sportive clothing as they played soccer in the park.
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He enjoys many sportive activities, including basketball and cycling.
Synonyms
athletic
vssportive
278
2.8
Physically strong, fit, or good at sports
is about interest in sports rather than physical strength or fitness
sporting
vssportive
117
2.7
About games and physical activities like football or tennis
is about being interested in sports rather than direct activity involvement
sporty
vssportive
26
3.3
A style that looks energetic and like sports clothes
is about interest in sports rather than fashion or appearance
Antonyms
How Sporty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sportive comes from the common word sport, which originally meant 'play' or 'fun' and later came to mean games and physical activity. So sportive can mean 'relating to sports' or liking athletic games.