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UK
/spˈɔːtɪŋli/
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[ US /ˈspɔɹtɪŋɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈspɔɹtɪŋɫi/ ]
ADVERB
- so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner
How To Use sportingly In A Sentence
- This page unsportingly suggests that the mound is a 13th-century motte which had nothing to do with Pepin, but I'll take my romance where I can find it, thanks. Dental development
- But when the narrator is good, the whole experience can be transportingly joyous. Times, Sunday Times
- Greece sportingly kick the ball out of play as the duo try to clear their heads.
- It's a bit small but the staff are friendly, smilingly acknowledging my allegiance before sportingly serving me coffee without gobbing in it.
- It was the only untoward incident in an otherwise sportingly contested local derby.
- And even though he rather sportingly accredited his success to the Sports Authority of India, the Ministry of Sports and the National Rifle Association, I have no doubt that he is a winner because of his own efforts.
- He and the other two quickies were under-utilised by Border because of the deteriorating light, and Border captain Pieter Strydom sportingly kept his spinners and slower bowlers operating so that the game could continue.
- David Mason rather sportingly ended up driving Elaine to Stephen's house, where she extricated him.
- Rafter on the other hand seems like the sort of bloke who would bowl a lolly ball for the non-sportingly capable kid to have a crack at.
- Rather sportingly the home team took two men off the field to even up the numbers, not that it made much difference.