unsporting

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ sporting

Adjective[edit]

unsporting (comparative more unsporting, superlative most unsporting)

  1. unfair, or not sportsmanlike
  2. Not taking part in sport; unsporty.
    • 2011, Brent D. Taylor, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires:
      The bright, unsporting boy is labelled a swot, geek or nerd, the artist any other term that throws his masculinity into doubt.

Translations[edit]

not sportsmanlike — see unsportsmanlike
unsporty — see unsporty

Anagrams[edit]

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