sport
noun
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
sportfully
-
a word derived from
sport.
Example Sentences
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I was in the mood when one tries sportfully to deceive one's self as to the depth and intensity of the emotion within.
From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore
For the purpose of the present inquiry I also omit all the rites of leaping sportfully, and of driving cattle through light fires.
From Modern Mythology by Lang, Andrew
In a play, "The Rovers," he sportfully satirized the romantic drama of Schiller, "The Robbers."
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
The boy stands astonished, his impressions guide him; he learns sportfully, seriousness comes on him by surprise.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
My stature gives no inch I throw away; My supple joints play free and sportfully; I’m every atom what a man should be.
From The Love-chase by Morley, Henry
