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Definition of Sportively
1. Adverb. In a merry sportive manner.
Partainyms: Coltish
Definition of Sportively
1. Adverb. In a sportive way ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sportively
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sportively
Literary usage of Sportively
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of the Church by Robert Southey (1825)
"This he did as if it were sportively, in tenderness to them, alarming them once
or twice with a false messenger summoning him to appear before the Council, ..."
2. Log of a Japanese Journey from the Province of Tosa to the Capitalby Tsurayuki Ki, Flora Best Harris by Tsurayuki Ki, Flora Best Harris (1891)
"White waves beat with mellow music against the deep wide- spreading roots of the
pines, while storks flit sportively hither and thither from bough to bough. ..."
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