Sportiveness

Sportiveness
Sportive Sport"ive (-[i^]v), a. Tending to, engaged in, or provocative of, sport; gay; frolicsome; playful; merry. [1913 Webster]

Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court? --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Sport"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • sportiveness — spor·tive·ness …   English syllables

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