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   sportive

   /ˈspɔːtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. playful; light-hearted: "Sir John was in sportive mood"
   • ▪ amorous; lustful: archaic "a sportive man who drank and loved too much"
   • 2. relating to, interested in, or good at sport: "Britain's architectural and sportive heritage"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from sport + -ive.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sportively adverb
   • 2. sportiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • S

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   • P

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   • O

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   • R

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   • I

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   • V

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