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unsportsmanlike
adjective un·sports·man·like \-ˈspȯrts-mən-ˌlīk\
: not fair, respectful, and polite toward other players when participating in a sport : not sportsmanlike
Full Definition of UNSPORTSMANLIKE
: not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship
: not sportsmanlike
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First Known Use of UNSPORTSMANLIKE
1754
Related to UNSPORTSMANLIKE
- Antonyms
- clean, fair, legal, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly
Rhymes with UNSPORTSMANLIKE
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