sporty

English

Etymology

sport +‎ -y

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈspɔɹti/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈspɔːti/
(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈspo(ː)ɹti/
(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /ˈspoəti/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ti

Adjective

sporty (comparative sportier, superlative sportiest)

Favourable to sports
She's perfect for me, as she's both studious and sporty.
Flashy in appearance.
My new car looks sporty but is actually very practical.

Translations

favourable to sports

Belarusian: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: sportema
Finnish: urheilullinen (fi), sporttihenkinen

French: sportif (fr)
German: sportlich (de)
Latvian: sportisks

flashy in appearance

Finnish: urheilullinen (fi), sporttinen (fi)

German: sportlich (de)

Anagrams

prosty

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɔrtɨ/

Noun

sporty

nominative/accusative plural of sport

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɔr.tɨ/

Noun

sporty

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sport

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