sportlyadj.

Brit.

/ˈspɔːtli/, U.S.

/ˈspɔrtli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sport n.¹, -ly suffix¹.

Etymology: < sport n.¹ + -ly suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier sportive adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of sport; sporting, sporty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > [adjective]

huntinga1340

sportly1600

venerial1612

venatic1656

cynegetic1716

venatorial1830

venatory1837

society > leisure > sport > [adjective]

sportly1600

sporting1713

playable1873

society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective]

gamingOE

playfulc1225

gamefulc1275

gamelya1350

gamesomea1375

playable?c1475

frisky?a1500

sporting1549

sportful1577

toyish1577

toyful1580

sportive1593

gambol1600

sportly1600

sporting1607

playsome1612

jiggish1635

toysome1638

ludible1656

ludibund1668

good-humoured1682

flippant1711

lusory1711

gamp1737

kittenish1753

sportable1767

disportive1773

whisky1782

playward1878

1600 W. Kemp Nine Daies Wonder sig. B4 Yet she thumpt it on her way, With a sportly hey de gay.

1643 W. Ames Conscience (new ed.) xxxix. 214 Common revellings, or sportly dancings mingled or joyned betweene men and women, are altogether to be condemned.

1682 London Gaz. No. 1741/3 As many as wish well to their Town, or are Incouragers of Sportly Meetings.

1696 A. de la Pryme Diary 19 Jan. (1870) i. 78 Turneps..make them so sportly, lively, and vigorous that they play and leap like young kidds.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. iv. ii. 217 As little favourable..as these sportly Gentlemen are..towards the Care or Culture of their own Species.

1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting xiv. 175 You also object to my saying catch a fox; you call it a bad expression, and say, it is not sportly.

1839 E. Brown Orig. Poetry 5 The huntsmen are sportly and gay to be seen.

1941 Morning News (Florence, S. Carolina) 30 July 3/5 Grey persian lamb—it wears well, goes anywhere... Here it's tailored to sportly lines, with plaid wool used for lining.

1995 Empire Nov. 128/2 When coach Kevin picks a junior football team to represent his town, only the resident sportly elite get selected.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sportly
释义	sportlyadj. Brit. /ˈspɔːtli/, U.S. /ˈspɔrtli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sport n.¹, -ly suffix¹. Etymology: < sport n.¹ + -ly suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier sportive adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sport; sporting, sporty. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [adjective] huntinga1340 sportly1600 venerial1612 venatic1656 cynegetic1716 venatorial1830 venatory1837 society > leisure > sport > [adjective] sportly1600 sporting1713 playable1873 society > leisure > entertainment > playfulness > [adjective] gamingOE playfulc1225 gamefulc1275 gamelya1350 gamesomea1375 playable?c1475 frisky?a1500 sporting1549 sportful1577 toyish1577 toyful1580 sportive1593 gambol1600 sportly1600 sporting1607 playsome1612 jiggish1635 toysome1638 ludible1656 ludibund1668 good-humoured1682 flippant1711 lusory1711 gamp1737 kittenish1753 sportable1767 disportive1773 whisky1782 playward1878 1600 W. Kemp Nine Daies Wonder sig. B4 Yet she thumpt it on her way, With a sportly hey de gay. 1643 W. Ames Conscience (new ed.) xxxix. 214 Common revellings, or sportly dancings mingled or joyned betweene men and women, are altogether to be condemned. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1741/3 As many as wish well to their Town, or are Incouragers of Sportly Meetings. 1696 A. de la Pryme Diary 19 Jan. (1870) i. 78 Turneps..make them so sportly, lively, and vigorous that they play and leap like young kidds. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. iv. ii. 217 As little favourable..as these sportly Gentlemen are..towards the Care or Culture of their own Species. 1781 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting xiv. 175 You also object to my saying catch a fox; you call it a bad expression, and say, it is not sportly. 1839 E. Brown Orig. Poetry 5 The huntsmen are sportly and gay to be seen. 1941 Morning News (Florence, S. Carolina) 30 July 3/5 Grey persian lamb—it wears well, goes anywhere... Here it's tailored to sportly lines, with plaid wool used for lining. 1995 Empire Nov. 128/2 When coach Kevin picks a junior football team to represent his town, only the resident sportly elite get selected. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600
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