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sporty
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sport·y  (spôrt, spr-)
adj. sport·i·er, sport·i·est
1. Appropriate for sport or participation in sports.
2. Exhibiting sportsmanship; sporting.
3. Flashy; jazzy.

sporti·ly adv.
sporti·ness n.

sporty [ˈspɔːtɪ]
adj sportier, sportiest
1. (General Sporting Terms) (of a person) fond of sport or outdoor activities
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (of clothes) having the appearance of sportswear
3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (of a car) having the performance or appearance of a sports car
sportily  adv
sportiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sporty - exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
fair, just - free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
2.sporty - (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"
3.sporty - appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

sporty
adjective
1. fast, speedy, nippy, zippy a sporty car
2. athletic, active, sports-loving, outdoor, energetic, hearty He would go to the ballgames with his sporty friends.
3. casual, stylish, jazzy (informal), loud, informal, trendy (Brit. informal), flashy, jaunty, showy, snazzy (informal), raffish, rakish, gay The moustache gave him a certain sporty air.
Translations
sporty [ˈspɔːtɪ] ADJ (sportier (compar) (sportiest (superl))) → deportivo, aficionado a los deportes

sporty [ˈspɔːrti] adj
[person] → sportif/ive
I'm not very sporty → Je ne suis pas très sportif.
[car] → de sport

sporty
adj (+er) (inf)
personsportbegeistert, sportlich; clothes, carsportlich
(= jaunty)flott

sporty [ˈspɔːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → sportivo/a

sporty (رياضي (متعلق بالألعاب الرياضية sportovní sporty sportlich αθλητικός deportivo urheilullinen sportif sportski sportivo スポーツ好きの 경쾌한 sportief sporty wysportowany desportivo, esportivo спортивный sportig มีน้ำใจเป็นนักกีฬา sporsever ham mê thể thao 运动员似的


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