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English adjective: sporting | |||
| 1. | sporting exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play | ||
| Samples | A clean fight. A sporting solution of the disagreement. Sportsmanlike conduct. | ||
| Synonyms | clean, sportsmanlike, sporty | ||
| Similar | fair, just | ||
| Antonyms | unfair, unjust | ||
| 2. | sporting relating to or used in sports | ||
| Samples | Sporting events. Sporting equipment. | ||
| 3. | sporting involving risk or willingness to take a risk | ||
| Samples | A sporting chance. Sporting blood. | ||
| Similar | adventuresome, adventurous | ||
| Antonyms | unadventurous | ||
| 4. | sporting preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance | ||
| Samples | Led a dissipated life. A betting man. A card-playing son of a bitch. A gambling fool. Sporting gents and their ladies. | ||
| Synonyms | betting, card-playing, dissipated | ||
| Similar | indulgent | ||
| Antonyms | nonindulgent, strict | ||
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