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   Spor·tive

   /ˈspôrdiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. playful; lighthearted: "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

     1

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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