Definition of Sportsmanly

1. Adjective. Befitting a sportsman; being or demonstrating the conduct expected of players of sport. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sportsmanly

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sportsmanly

sportsbooks
sportscar
sportscars
sportscast
sportscaster
sportscasters
sportscasting
sportscasts
sportsfield
sportsfields
sportslike
sportsman
sportsman's bet
sportsman's bets
sportsmanlike
sportsmanly (current term)
sportsmanship
sportsmanships
sportsmen
sportspeople
sportsperson
sportspersons
sportspersonship
sportswear
sportswears
sportswoman
sportswomanlike
sportswomanship
sportswomen
sportswriter

Literary usage of Sportsmanly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Land of Little Rain by Mary Hunter Austin (1903)
"for the merely idle or sportsmanly or set entific; but for seeing and understanding, the best time is when you have the longest leave to stay. ..."

2. Frank Forester's Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces of by Henry William Herbert (1849)
"... and, in the south and south-west, the bear is hunted sportsmanly and scientifically with packs of highly-trained and highly-bred hounds ..."

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