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sporty Definition

sporty (spôrtē)

adjective sporti·er, sporti·est

  1. sporting or sportsmanlike
  2. characteristic of a sport or sportsman
  3. loud, flashy, or showy, as clothes

sporty Related Forms
sporti·ly adverb sporti·ness noun
sporty Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • boy: In addition, girls of primary school age are only half as sporty as boys.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • do: Nor does the engine sound quite as sporty as it should.
  • enjoy: When not in College Zoë enjoys all things sporty.

Modifies a noun

  • coupe: Freedom can allegedly be bought for the price of a 4x4, or of a sporty coupe.
  • hatchback: For example, young families buying sporty hatchbacks that are barely big enough to fit the children in, let alone the shopping!
  • styling: Volvo Car B.V. from Holland presented the Volvo 480 ES, a four-seater with sporty styling.
  • handling: Not as sporty handling as the Nitro, but seems like it climbs better.
  • appearance: Very sporty half leather Recaro seats in this Monty provided the interior with the sporty appearance to match the exterior.
  • bike: A short rake is associated with sporty bikes and quicker steering.

Modifying Another Word

  • quite: Well, everyone in the family was quite sporty.
  • very: Son aged 10 who is very sporty, the whole family are Rugby mad!
  • really: I watch movies, read books, I`m not really sporty.
  • not: I'm not sporty You don't have to be sporty to be physically active.
  • even: I've never been a horsey person; I'm not even sporty.
  • fairly: We like the things in the school like games and sports because we like to think that we are fairly sporty people.

Infinitive complement

  • drive: It's enjoyably car-like and almost sporty to drive, as well being quiet and refined.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: If you are feeling sporty we have horse riding, golf, tennis and swimming all within easy reach.
  • look: So now you can sling your surf boards onto your Ferrari and look sporty as well as filthy rich.
  • get: Getting sporty Get those feel good chemicals pumping around your body by exercising regularly.
  • become: Harmonized rear design The Volvo S60 has become sportier at the rear too.