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# sporty

adjective (sporty, sportier, sportiest)

«sporty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sporty person likes sport and is good at it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#m1)
2. Sporty clothes look like clothes for sport, casual and bright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#m2)
3. A sporty car is fast and looks like a racing car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk and school stories «sporty» describes the child who loves running, football or netball; it tells the reader about the character's hobbies. In shops it describes casual or athletic clothes and fast-looking cars. Phrases: the sporty type, sporty kids, a sporty look.

### Examples

- My sister is very sporty and plays three sports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#x1)
- I'm not sporty, but I like swimming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#x2)
- He wore a sporty jacket and trainers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#x3)
- Dad wants a sporty red car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#x4)
- She is the sportiest girl in our year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#x5)
- Our school has sporty clubs after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: sportier, sportiest (y → i). Informal word. Not the same as «sportsmanlike» (playing fairly).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sporty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sporty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sporty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sporty.html) on Mova free.