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Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry.

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  1. a. Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry.
  2. adj. relating to or interested in sports
  3. adj. given to merry frolicking
  4. Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry. Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court Shak. -- Sport"ive*ly, adv. -- Sport"ive*ness, n.
  5. Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay;froliscome; playful; merry.Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court Shak.-- Sport"ive*ly, adv.-- Sport"ive*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. relating to or interested in sports