sporty
Americanadjective
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sportier,
comparative
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sportiest
superlative
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flashy; showy.
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smart in dress, behavior, etc.
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like or befitting a sportsman.
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dissipated; fast.
a sporty crowd.
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designed for or suitable for sport.
adjective
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(of a person) fond of sport or outdoor activities
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(of clothes) having the appearance of sportswear
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(of a car) having the performance or appearance of a sports car
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sporty
Explanation
Look down. Are you wearing sneakers? Ready to kick a ball, shoot some hoops, or go watch a game? If so, you’re sporty! Sporty things are related to athletics. You are sporty if you love sports, dress like you love sports, or behave like a good sport by saying “good game” even when you lose. Sporty can also describe something fast and flashy, like a sporty red convertible. The oldest recorded meaning of sporty is "sportsmanlike," from the late nineteenth century.
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Chicago-born Leo, the first US pope, is sporty and believed to generally be in good health.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Known for its sporty cars that to many represented a suave, English roguishness, Jaguar has been in a sales slump for the better part of the past decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
While it’s definitely sporty, Spohn has carefully curated Swordplay LA’s atmosphere to be about storytelling — acknowledging the books, TV and films that inspire the club’s clientele.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The surface at the home of cricket could be much different this time around, or a sporty pitch could act as a leveller between the two teams.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
His hair was smoothed to perfection, his canvas shoes a chaste white, and he looked sporty in his linen knickers, his belted coat with a boutonniere of Queen Anne’s Lace, and his ribbed, knee-length hose.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Others posted AI-generated reworkings of the Luce's design, giving it a sportier look.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
What I can say is that this EV sails along smoothly and quietly while somehow feeling sportier than my Mustang Mach-E or the Tesla Model Y I tested a few years back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Mach-E is also sportier around turns and generally more fun to drive.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Picture going for a whirl in a swiveling office chair—or, if you’d prefer a sportier option, popping on a pair of ice skates and taking a spin.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2022
The bra was sportier than any I'd ever had, but it was cute anyway.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
"Our truck is the sportiest truck you are going to see," he said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2023
Grid View The Max-Out is the sportiest concept, with a low-slung stance and an emphasis on speed and performance.
From The Verge ● Nov. 29, 2021
The Sport 2.0T is the sportiest version among the Accord’s wide array of trim levels.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
Somehow, all of that and less had become the middle weekend of March in America’s sportiest downtown, amid a state so in love with basketball that it ought to be round.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2020
“This is definitely a first for me. The sportiest thing I’ve ever done is run after the bus,” Juanga says as he ties his shoelace.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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