sportly

English

Etymology

From sport +‎ -ly.

Adjective

sportly (comparative more sportly, superlative most sportly)

  1. (rare) sporty, sportive
    • 1600, William Kempe, Kemps nine daies vvonder, section 10, pages 4–5:
      […] Yet ſhe thumpt it on her way / With a ſportly hey de gay: […]
    • 1966, F. Ray Blakely, A Touch of the Master's Hand, page 52:
      I try to play a sportly game, / with all the boys I meet; / But just as soon as my back is turned, / Lord Massy, how they cheat.
    • 1977, Texas Monthly, volume 5, number 10, page 224:
      The solids are detailed with a sportly plaid trim inside the (A) collar band, (B) yoke, (C) cuff, (D) pocket gussets and (E) under the pocket flaps.
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