sporting

[ spawr-ting, spohr- ]
/ ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- /

adjective

engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
concerned with or suitable for such sports: sporting equipment.
interested in or connected with sports or pursuits involving betting or gambling: the sporting life of Las Vegas.
involving or inducing the taking of risk, as in a sport.

Origin of sporting

First recorded in 1590–1600; sport + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM sporting

sport·ing·ly, adverb non·sport·ing, adjective non·sport·ing·ly, adverb un·sport·ing, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for unsporting

  • "Too unsporting," growled the beefy squire, his pale eyes squinting with strain.

    The Buttoned Sky |Geoff St. Reynard
  • It was unsporting, however, to go in confident of defeat, so she meant to do her best.

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for unsporting (1 of 2)

unsporting
/ (ʌnˈspɔːtɪŋ) /

adjective

not relating or conforming to sportsmanship; unfair

British Dictionary definitions for unsporting (2 of 2)

sporting
/ (ˈspɔːtɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) of, relating to, or used or engaged in a sport or sports several sporting interests
relating or conforming to sportsmanship; fair
of, relating to, or characterized by an interest in gambling
willing to take a risk

Derived forms of sporting

sportingly, adverb