sportier; sportiest
1
: of, relating to, or typical of sports, sportsmen, sportswomen, or sportswear
2
: resembling a sports car in styling or performance
a sporty sedan
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The Italian shipbuilder just unveiled its sporty new superyacht, known as the S520, at the Palm Beach International Boat Show this year.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Prices for the sporty small Cadillac luxury SUV start at just under $53,000.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The Italian shipbuilder just unveiled its sporty new superyacht, known as the S520, at the Palm Beach International Boat Show this year.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
So many of them are in sporty color ways like navy blue and red.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sporty
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“Sporty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporty. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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sporty
adjective
ˈspōrt-ē 
ˈspȯrt-
sportier; sportiest
: of or relating to sports
also
: being or having the look of being suitable for sports
sporty clothes
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