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sportswomanlike

sportswomanlike adjective: sportsmanlike.

Adjective

sportswomanlike (comparative more sportswomanlike, superlative most sportswomanlike)

  1. (dated) sportsmanlike
    • "I suppose it must sound terribly sloshy to you, Uncle Max," faltered Nora.
      "Never mind that, my dear. I have always understood that under the most sportswomanlike jumper a tender heart might be beating."1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

Forms of sportswomanlike

comparativemore sportswomanlike
superlativemost sportswomanlike

Origin of sportswomanlike

From sportswoman + -like.

Questions about sportswomanlike

What does sportswomanlike mean?
Sportswomanlike means sportsmanlike.
What part of speech is sportswomanlike?
Sportswomanlike is an adjective.

Words near sportswomanlike in the dictionary

  1. sportswashing
  2. sportswatching
  3. sportswear
  4. sportswise
  5. sportswoman
  6. sportswomanlike
  7. sportswomanship
  8. sportswomen
  9. sportswriter
  10. sportswriters
  11. sportswriting

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