sporty
/ˈspɔːti/US/ˈspɔɹti/
sporty adjective: fond of sports.
Adjective
sporty (comparative sportier, superlative sportiest)
- Fond of sports.
- He's perfect for me, as he's both studious and sporty.
- Sporty people all over the world spend their lives training to compete in competitions such as the Olympic Games.2020, Shalini Vallepur, I Can Be Sporty: Amazing Athletes Who Pushed the Boundaries, page 4
- Suitable for use in sport.
- a sporty tennis outfit
- stylish with a fun, bold, vibrant quality or appearance.
- My new car looks sporty but is actually very practical.
- His hat sat at a rakish angle giving him a sporty appearance.2007, B. Lorraine Jones, Charles Augustus: A Boy's Will to Survive, page 29
sporty meaning in Urdu and Malayalam
sporty in Urdu
- ورزشی
sporty in Malayalam
- athletic, fit, active
- കായികാഭ്യാസിയായ, കളിക്കാരനായ, കായികമികവുള്ള, മല്ല, കളികളിലേർപ്പെടുന്ന, ശാരീരികക്ഷമതയുള്ള
- stylish, smart, jaunty
- മോടിയുള്ള, നവീനസമ്പ്രദായത്തിലുള്ള, മോടിയായ, പരിഷ്കാരമുള്ള, പകിട്ടുള്ള, സ്റ്റെെലുള്ള
- fast, speedy, nippy
- വേഗതയുള്ള, തുരഗ, ശീഘ്രഗാമിയായ, അതിവേഗം പോകുന്ന, ത്വരിത, ശീഘ്രഗതിയുള്ള
Examples of sporty in a sentence
- Your palette contains sporty colors, dressy colors, neutrals, basics, and bright accent colors.2011, Carole Jackson, Color Me Beautiful, page 38:
- While you may never embrace my idea of applying paisley punch to your ceiling, you might want to wake up your walls with sporty stripes.2014, Sarah Richardson, Sarah Style, page 262:
- A form or design of a UFO that has a sleek or sporty appearance as in the type of UFO described in detail by Bob Lazar.2015, T. L. Keller, The Total Novice’s Guide To UFOs: What You Need To Know:
- The simple style of numbers and symbols on the face contributes to the modern, streamlined sporty appearance.2019, Elaine Boylan, Stephanie Lightbown, How to Pass Higher Art & Design:
Forms of sporty
| comparative | sportier |
|---|---|
| superlative | sportiest |
Origin of sporty
From sport + -y.
Words formed from sporty
Words that rhyme with sporty
Questions about sporty
- What does sporty mean?
- Sporty means fond of sports.
- What is sporty in Urdu?
- Sporty in Urdu is ورزشی. See Sporty meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use sporty in a sentence?
- Your palette contains sporty colors, dressy colors, neutrals, basics, and bright accent colors.
- What part of speech is sporty?
- Sporty is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sporty?
- Sporty is pronounced /ˈspɔɹti/ (US).
Words near sporty in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sporty (page history and authors); sporty (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sporty (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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