Associations to the word «Sportive»

Wiktionary

SPORTIVE, adjective. Gay; frolicsome; merry
SPORTIVE, adjective. Playful, coltish.
SPORTIVE, adjective. Interested in sport.
SPORTIVE, adjective. Sporty, good at sport.
SPORTIVE, noun. (cycling) cyclosportive
SPORTIVE LEMUR, noun. (zoology) Any of the lemurs in the family Lepilemuridae

Dictionary definition

SPORTIVE, adjective. Relating to or interested in sports.
SPORTIVE, adjective. Given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes".

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne