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unsportsmanly

unsportsmanly adjective: not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman.

Adjective

unsportsmanly (comparative more unsportsmanly, superlative most unsportsmanly)

  1. Not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman.
    Synonyms:
    unsportsmanlike

Synonyms of unsportsmanly

Forms of unsportsmanly

comparativemore unsportsmanly
superlativemost unsportsmanly

Origin of unsportsmanly

From un- + sportsmanly.

Words formed from unsportsmanly

Questions about unsportsmanly

What does unsportsmanly mean?
Unsportsmanly means not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman.
What part of speech is unsportsmanly?
Unsportsmanly is an adjective.

Words near unsportsmanly in the dictionary

  1. unsportingness
  2. unsportive
  3. unsportsmanlike
  4. unsportsmanlikeness
  5. unsportsmanliness
  6. unsportsmanly
  7. unsportswomanlike
  8. unsporty
  9. unsporulated
  10. unspot
  11. unspotless

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