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Antonyms for sporting

Grammar : Adj

Spell : spawr-ting, spohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr-

unsporting

Definition of sporting

Origin : "characterized by conduct constant with that of a sportsman," 1799 (e.g. sporting chance, 1897), from present participle of sport (v.).

adj playful

Example sentences :

But, then, there are times when the sporting instinct sways all else.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

We often hear this attributed admiringly to "the sporting instinct."
Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

If it were made what he called a “sporting proposition” he might consider it.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

There are two breeds of sporting dogs: the Castorian and the fox-like.
Extract from : « The Sportsman » by Xenophon

There is nothing else at the court but dancing and sporting.'
Extract from : « History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. » by James Anthony Froude

By the way, have you seen the sporting page of the Gazette this morning?
Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

As dinner proceeded, the sporting characters carried the day.
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

It was the sporting world's token of forgiveness; of friendship.
Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson

Yes, Hinton, these are my sporting friends, sipping my wine while they plot my ruin.
Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever

The conversation was, therefore, entirely of a sporting character.
Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever

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