sporting

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Sport Source: opted

2. a. Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports. Source: opted

3. adj. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play Source: wordnet

4. adj. relating to or used in sports Source: wordnet

5. adj. involving risk or willingness to take a risk Source: wordnet

6. adj. preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance Source: wordnet

7. Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports. Sporting book, a book containing a record of bets, gambling operations, and the like. C. Kingsley. -- Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers, and the like. -- Sporting man, one who practices field sports; also, a horse racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like. -- Sporting plant (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very different, character from that of the rest of the plant. Darwin. Source: webster

8. Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibitingthe character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports. Sportingbook, a book containing a record of bets, gambling operations, andthe like. C. Kingsley.-- Sporting house, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers, andthe like.-- Sporting man, one who practices field sports; also, a horseracer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.-- Sporting plant (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or offsetsuddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very different, character fromthat of the rest of the plant. Darwin. Source: adambom

9. j:100 a. relating to or used in sports s. involving risk or willingness to take a risk Source: ecdict

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