sportier; sportiest
1
: of, relating to, or typical of sports, sportsmen, sportswomen, or sportswear
2
: resembling a sports car in styling or performance
a sporty sedan
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Straight styled with a relaxed archive logo tee and faded blue Icon Trucker jacket, an ultra-light pair with a sporty cotton T-shirt; and a dark wash pair with a classic cotton tank and denim overshirt.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Think thick, cushy soles in leather or sporty neoprene for a playful contrast.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
Tiger Woods appears to have passed his sporty gene onto his daughter, Sam.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
But the world no longer wanted a small, sporty sedan from a second-tier premium brand, and by 2018 the XE’s sales were already in freefall rather than making the transformative contribution to sales JLR had counted on.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
Think thick, cushy soles in leather or sporty neoprene for a playful contrast.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2025
Tiger Woods appears to have passed his sporty gene onto his daughter, Sam.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
But the world no longer wanted a small, sporty sedan from a second-tier premium brand, and by 2018 the XE’s sales were already in freefall rather than making the transformative contribution to sales JLR had counted on.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sporty
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“Sporty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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sporty
adjective
ˈspōrt-ē 
ˈspȯrt-
sportier; sportiest
: of or relating to sports
also
: being or having the look of being suitable for sports
sporty clothes
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