About The Word Sportive
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Sportive
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What's The Definition Of Sportive?
[adj] given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
[adj] relating to or interested in sports Synonyms | Synonyms for Sportive: coltish | frolicky | frolicsome | playful | rollicking Related Terms | Find terms related to Sportive: See Also | Sportive In Webster's Dictionary \Sport"ive\, a.
Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay;
froliscome; playful; merry.
Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?
--Shak.
-- {Sport"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ive*ness}, n.
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