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- [spawr-tee, spohr-]
- /ˈspɔr ti, ˈspoʊr-/
- /ˈspɔː.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spawr-tee, spohr-]
- /ˈspɔr ti, ˈspoʊr-/
Definitions of sporty word
- adjective sporty flashy; showy. 1
- adjective sporty smart in dress, behavior, etc. 1
- adjective sporty like or befitting a sportsman. 1
- adjective sporty dissipated; fast: a sporty crowd. 1
- adjective sporty designed for or suitable for sport. 1
- adjective sporty person: plays sports 1
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Origin of sporty
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; sport + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sporty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sporty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sporty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sporty
adj sporty
- dashing — A dashing person or thing is very stylish and attractive.
- down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
- flamboyant — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- free-and-easy — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
adjective sporty
- athletic — Athletic means relating to athletes and athletics.
- dapper — A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.
- exhibitionistic — Having a tendency toward exhibitionism.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
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