Defn: Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay;
froliscome; playful; merry.
Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court Shak.
— Sport"ive*ly, adv.
— Sport"ive*ness, n.
SPORTLESS
Sport"less, a.
Defn: Without sport or mirth; joyless.
SPORTLING
Sport"ling, n.
Defn: A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play.
When again the lambkins play —Pretty sportlings, full of May.
Philips.
SPORTSMAN
Sports"man, n.;pl. Sportsmen (.
Defn: One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.
SPORTSMANSHIP
Sports"man*ship, n.
Defn: The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
SPORTULA
Spor"tu*la, n.; pl. Sportulæ (. Etym: [L.]