sportive
adjective
- playful
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ / /ˈspoɹtɪv/ / [ˈspoɹtʰɪv]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Anglo-Norman des- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Anglo-Norman porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English sportive From sport + -ive.
- Lively; merry; spritely.
“Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?”
- Playful, coltish.
- Interested in sport.
- Sporty, good at sport.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Anglo-Norman des- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portāre Anglo-Norman porter Anglo-Norman desporterbor. Middle English disporten Middle English sporten English sport Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English sportive From sport + -ive.
- Synonym of cyclosportive.
“Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing countless punctures among the 3,500 riders.”