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sportsmanly

sportsmanly adjective: befitting a sportsman; being or demonstrating the conduct expected of players of sport.

Adjective

sportsmanly (comparative more sportsmanly, superlative most sportsmanly)

  1. Befitting a sportsman; being or demonstrating the conduct expected of players of sport.
    Synonyms:
    sportsmanlike

Synonyms of sportsmanly

Antonyms

Forms of sportsmanly

comparativemore sportsmanly
superlativemost sportsmanly

Origin of sportsmanly

From sportsman + -ly.

Words formed from sportsmanly

Questions about sportsmanly

What does sportsmanly mean?
Sportsmanly means befitting a sportsman; being or demonstrating the conduct expected of players of sport.
What part of speech is sportsmanly?
Sportsmanly is an adjective.

Words near sportsmanly in the dictionary

  1. sportsman's bet
  2. sportsman's bets
  3. Sportsman's Paradise
  4. sportsmanlike
  5. sportsmanliness
  6. sportsmanly
  7. Sportsmans
  8. sportsmanship
  9. sportsmanships
  10. sportsmedical
  11. sportsmedicine

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