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sporty
[spawr-tee, spohr-]
adjective
flashy; showy.
smart in dress, behavior, etc.
like or befitting a sportsman.
dissipated; fast.
a sporty crowd.
designed for or suitable for sport.
sporty
/ ˈɔːɪ /
adjective
(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
informala young person who typically wears sportswear, is competitive about sport , and takes an interest in his or her fitness
Other Word Forms
- sportily adverb
- sportiness noun
- ˈǰپԱ noun
- ˈǰپ adverb
Example Sentences
His three sisters - Rachel, Tanya and Fiona - remember him as an "arty, sporty" brother who was keen on the environment and loved running in the Scottish hills.
His mother, Maria Ejimofor, described her son as "beautiful young boy," who was "bright and sporty".
She says Simone was "so full of life, energetic, sporty, musical - there's 100 adjectives I could probably come up with".
Growing up, I was the confident, competitive, sporty one.
Growing up, I wasn't very sporty and I remember coming last in a cross-country race when I was 14.
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