sporty

[ spawr-tee, spohr- ]

/ ˈspɔr ti, ˈspoʊr- /

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adjective, sport·i·er, sport·i·est. Informal.

flashy; showy.

smart in dress, behavior, etc.

like or befitting a sportsman.

dissipated; fast: a sporty crowd.

designed for or suitable for sport.

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Words nearby sporty

sportsperson, sportster, sportswear, sportswoman, sportswriter, sporty, sporular, sporulate, sporulation, sporule, spot

Origin of sporty

First recorded in 1885–90; sport + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sporty

sport·i·ly, adverbsport·i·ness, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for sporty

Beachwear was the dress code, and even classic tailoring was given a shake up and repurposed into sleek and sporty silhouettes.
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For his spring/ summer 2014 show, designer Scott Sternberg took audiences on a sporty trip behind the Hollywood sign.
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Checked patterns came into play for the final looks, with a series of sporty coats that one might wear to a tennis club.
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Sometimes his leather jackets were sporty and rakish, at others they were sculpted into prim, hourglass shapes.
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This is skiing: a sporty North Face jacket concealing the creep within.
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That sporty way of answering, as if he was closing a bet, made me surer than ever that he was not cut out for a butcher.
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And standing in the mud up to his knees was the sporty man himself, looking the picture of woeful despair.
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Jill, if I do, be sporty and bring me up "Marooned in the Pacific."
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Undoubtedly they were not a poling crowd and perhaps some of them were "sporty," but not so many of them as he had feared.
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We proposed to be sporty and practice only the "still-hunting" method.
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British Dictionary definitions for sporty

sporty

/ (ˈspɔːtɪ) /

adjective sportier or sportiest

(of a person) fond of sport or outdoor activities

(of clothes) having the appearance of sportswear

(of a car) having the performance or appearance of a sports car

noun plural -ies

British informal a young person who typically wears sportswear, is competitive about sport , and takes an interest in his or her fitness

Derived forms of sporty

sportily, adverbsportiness, noun

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sporty

adjective, sport·i·er, sport·i·est. Informal.

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British Dictionary definitions for sporty

adjective sportier or sportiest

noun plural -ies

Derived forms of sporty