unsporting

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adjective

unfair, or not sportsmanlike

Similar
cheatingdirtyfoulunsportsmanlikeunfairunjust
OriginEnglish sporting ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsporting (comparative more unsporting, superlative most unsporting)

comparative more unsporting · superlative most unsporting

  1. unfair, or not sportsmanlike
  2. Not taking part in sport; unsporty.

    The bright, unsporting boy is labelled a swot, geek or nerd, the artist any other term that throws his masculinity into doubt.

    2011, Brent D. Taylor, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveviolating accepted standards or rules

Similar
cheatingdirtyfoulunsportsmanlikeunfairunjust
Also see
bumcheatingdirtyfoulunsportsmanlike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsporting
  9. Englishunsporting

From un- + sporting.

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Cite this entry
APA

unsporting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsporting

MLA

“unsporting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsporting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsporting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsporting.

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