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sportive

/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ UK
/ˈspoɹtɪv/ US
[ˈspoɹtʰɪv] US
/ˈspɔɹtɪv/ US
[ˈspɔɹtʰɪv] US
/ˈspoɹɾɪv/ US
[ˈspoɹɾɪv] US
/ˈspɔɹɾɪv/ US
[ˈspɔɹɾɪv] US

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adjective more sportive · most sportive

archaic Lively; merry; spritely. Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?
Playful, coltish.
Interested in sport.
Sporty, good at sport.

noun sportives

Synonym of cyclosportive. Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing c
Similar: cyclosportive

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@misc{sportive_2026,
  title = {sportive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sportive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}