sportsmanlike

sports·man

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spawrts-muh n, spohrts-]
- /ˈspɔrts mən, ˈspoʊrts-/
- /ˈspɔːts.mən.laɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spawrts-muh n, spohrts-]
- /ˈspɔrts mən, ˈspoʊrts-/

Definitions of sportsmanlike word

noun plural sportsmanlike a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc. 1
noun plural sportsmanlike a person who exhibits qualities especially esteemed in those who engage in sports, as fairness, courtesy, good temper, etc. 1

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Origin of sportsmanlike

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; sports + -man

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Parts of speech for Sportsmanlike

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sportsmanlike

sportsmanlike popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for sportsmanlike

adj sportsmanlike

coltish — A young person or animal that is coltish is full of energy but clumsy or awkward, because they lack physical skill or control.
gamesome — playful; frolicsome.
larkish — a merry, carefree adventure; frolic; escapade.

All 3 Synonyms of sportsmanlike

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