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 | ||