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sportingly

/ˈspɔɹtɪŋɫi/ adv

In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.

Word Origin Sportingly comes from sport, which originated as a shortening of disport — from Latin dis- 'apart' and portare 'to carry,' meaning to carry oneself away from work, to amuse oneself. That's why sport is about playful activity. The root portare gives us transport (carry across), export (carry out), and portable (able to be carried). So sportingly means in a playful, game-loving manner.

adv In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.

She sportingly congratulated her opponent after losing the match.

(副词) 有体育精神地；光明正大地

她在输掉比赛后很有体育精神地向对手表示祝贺。

(adverbio) con deportividad; deportivamente [Con deportividad; demostrando buen espíritu deportivo.]

Ella **con deportividad** felicitó a su oponente después de perder el partido.

(adverbe) sportivement; en gentleman; avec fair-play; en bon joueur; avec sportivité [Avec esprit sportif, en faisant preuve de fair-play et de loyauté envers l'adversaire.]

Elle félicita sportingly son adversaire après avoir perdu le match.

(Adverb) sportlich; fair [Auf eine sportliche Weise, die Fairness und guten Sportsgeist zeigt.]

Sie gratulierte ihrem Gegner **sportingly**, nachdem sie das Spiel verloren hatte.

(副詞) スポーツマンシップにかなった方法で；潔く、寛大な態度で

彼女は試合に負けた後、潔く対戦相手に祝福の言葉を述べた。

(advérbio) de modo esportivo; com espírito esportivo; lealmente; com fair play [De maneira esportiva, demonstrando bom espírito esportivo.]

Ela parabenizou esportivamente sua adversária após perder a partida.

Synonyms: fairly generously graciously decently honorably courteously magnanimously chivalrously Antonyms: unfairly unsportingly meanly dishonorably
Word parts: sport + ing + ly

Related words

sporty portable porter portage

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