What does sportive mean?
Sportive means (archaic) Lively; merry; spritely..
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/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tɪv/ · adjective
(archaic) Lively; merry; spritely..
Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?
Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing countless punctures among the 3,500 riders.
Use sportive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sportive means (archaic) Lively; merry; spritely..
Common synonyms include cyclosportive, playful, frolicky, coltish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?
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