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spor•tive

Pronunciation: (spôr'tiv, spōr'-), [key]
—adj.
1. playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry: a sportive puppy.
2. done in sport, rather than in earnest: a sportive show of affection.
3. pertaining to or of the nature of a sport or sports.
4. Biol.mutative.
5. Archaic.ardent; wanton.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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