sportingly


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sport·ing

(spôr′tĭng)
adj.
1. Used in or appropriate for sports: sporting goods.
2. Characterized by sportsmanship.
3. Of or associated with gambling.
sport′ing·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. sportingly - so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner
unsportingly - in an unsportsmanlike manner
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Translations

sportingly

[ˈspɔːtɪŋlɪ] ADV
1. (lit) → de modo deportivo
2. (fig) → muy amablemente
she sportingly agreed to help → ella muy amablemente accedió a prestar ayuda
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sportingly

adv → fair ; (= decently) → anständig ; he sportingly gave him a start → er gab ihm fairerweise einen Vorsprung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sportingly

[ˈspɔːtɪŋlɪ] adv → sportivamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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