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- Dictionarysportive/ˈspɔːtɪv/
adjective
- 1. playful; light-hearted: "Sir John was in sportive mood"
- 2. relating to, interested in, or good at sport: "Britain's architectural and sportive heritage"
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SPORTIVE definition: 1. having fun and behaving in a way that is not serious: 2. enjoying sport or relating to sport…. Learn more.
Sep 11, 2012 · The meaning of SPORTIVE is frolicsome, playful. frolicsome, playful; ardent, wanton; of or relating to sports and especially field sports… See the full definition
SPORTIVE meaning: 1. having fun and behaving in a way that is not serious: 2. enjoying sport or relating to sport…. Learn more.
Sportive definition: playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry. See examples of SPORTIVE used in a sentence.
Sportive describes people whose idea of fun is being in motion. They run around, hike, bike, play sports — anything but sit still. There is another meaning of sportive that doesn't require so much action. Those sportive types are sports fans, who may be athletes themselves, or just big fans of a team or a sport.
1. a. fond of or full of sport or merriment; playful. b. done in fun or play, not in earnest. 2. of, or having the nature of, sport, esp. outdoor sport. 3. Obsolete. amorous or erotic. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
adj. 1. playful or joyous. 2. done in jest rather than seriously. 3. (General Sporting Terms) of, relating to, or interested in sports. 4. obsolete wanton or amorous: a sportive wench. ˈsportively adv. ˈsportiveness n.
