unsporting
/ (ʌnˈspɔːtɪŋ) /
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adjective
not relating or conforming to sportsmanship; unfair
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Words nearby unsporting
unspectacular, unspent, unsphere, unspoiled, unspoken, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, unspotted, unstable, unstainable, unstained
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How to use unsporting in a sentence
It was excusable, if unsporting, for the scout to bite the thumb of his nearest assailant—and a good thorough bite it was.
It seemed to him that he had taken a rather mean and unsporting line, nor did he believe for a moment that he was honest.
The Grey Room|Eden Phillpotts"Too unsporting," growled the beefy squire, his pale eyes squinting with strain.
The Buttoned Sky|Geoff St. ReynardIt was unsporting, however, to go in confident of defeat, so she meant to do her best.
The Luckiest Girl in the School|Angela Brazil