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# unsportsmanlike

adjective (unsportsmanlike)

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

## Everyday

Not fair, or not following the rules of a game; not behaving as a good sport should. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsportsmanlike/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales, animals say it is unsportsmanlike to hurt the weakest; in games it means cheating or rough play

### Examples

- It was unsportsmanlike to kick the ball away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsportsmanlike/#x1)
- Shouting at the referee is unsportsmanlike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsportsmanlike/#x2)
- Hitting someone who is down is unsportsmanlike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unsportsmanlike/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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