sportful

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sportful

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From sport + -ful.

adjective more sportful · most sportful

archaic playful, merry Then from his lofty stand on that high tree Down he alights among the sportful herd Of those four-footed kinds, himself now one, Now other, as their shape served best his end Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied, To mark what of their state he more might learn, By word or action marked.
related to sport Is it like cudgel-playing or other sportful forms of bloodshed?

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@misc{sportful_2026,
  title = {sportful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sportful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}