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sporting

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sporting in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
    "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
    dissipated  betting  card-playing  sporting 
  2. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
    "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct"
    clean  sporting  sporty  sportsmanlike 
  3. relating to or used in sports
    "sporting events"; "sporting equipment"
    sporting 
  4. involving risk or willingness to take a risk
    "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood"
    sporting 
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