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1. sportive

adjective. given to merry frolicking.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Etymology

  • -ive (English)
  • -if (Anglo-Norman)
  • sport (English)
  • desport (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Sentences with sportive


1. Adjective
Lemur populations are dwindling at an alarming rate; the rarest lemur in the world, the northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis), has only 17 remaining individuals.

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