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unsportsmanlike

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un·sports·man·like  (n-spôrtsmn-lk, -sprts-)
adj.
Not displaying the qualities or behavior befitting a good sport.
unsportsmanlike [ʌnˈspɔːtsmənˌlaɪk]
adj
lacking in sportsmanship
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Adj.1.unsportsmanlikeunsportsmanlike - violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
unsporting, cheating, foul, dirty
unfair, unjust - not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"


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And, after what I may term your disgraceful and unsportsmanlike conduct toward me and my friends, I prefer not to have anything further to do with you.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
I don't care whether it's unsportsmanlike or not,' replied Mr.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Dickens, Charles View in context
Among the sportsmen was the tall, gaunt form of Leather-Stocking, walking over the field, with his rifle hanging on his arm, his dogs at his heels; the latter now scenting the dead or wounded birds that were beginning to tumble from the flocks, and then crouching under the legs of their master, as if they participated in his feelings at this wasteful and unsportsmanlike execution.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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