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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The 2024 Kia Forte GT is the sportiest version of Kia's small sedan for five passengers.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Fair Isle knits came to fame under an earlier Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in the 1920s, and have remained a favorite of the historically sporty British royal family ever since.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Still, the sporty jacket was stylish enough to wear for days spent city strolling thanks to elevated details like vertical ruching and a zippered split-hem.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
In fact, the model was recently photographed wearing the slip-on sandals with a sporty black bodysuit, oversized button-down, and baseball cap.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Fair Isle knits came to fame under an earlier Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in the 1920s, and have remained a favorite of the historically sporty British royal family ever since.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Still, the sporty jacket was stylish enough to wear for days spent city strolling thanks to elevated details like vertical ruching and a zippered split-hem.
—Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
In fact, the model was recently photographed wearing the slip-on sandals with a sporty black bodysuit, oversized button-down, and baseball cap.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sporty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporty. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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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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