sporting
adjective
engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports.
sportingly
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a word derived from
sporting.
Example Sentences
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William, 41, shook hands, signed autographs and sportingly took selfies with many of them during a walkabout.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
White sportingly collaborates for a quick finale: 32.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2022
Di Canio caught the ball very sportingly but nobody really had the opportunity to do that this time.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2021
And though in the end of the novel Jo sportingly decides “I may write a good book yet,” the film gives her a little more than that crumb of hope.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2019
Fritzing was got up sportingly, almost waggishly—heaven knows his soul was not feeling waggish—as differently as possible from his usual sober clothes.
From The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth
