Meanings
adjectiveunsportsmanly (comparative more unsportsmanly, superlative most unsportsmanly)
comparative more unsportsmanly · superlative most unsportsmanly
- Not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman.
Synonyms: unsportsmanlike
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥téh₂
- Proto-Italic*portā
- Proto-Italic*portāō
- Latinportāre
- Old Frenchporter
- Anglo-Normandesporter
- Middle Englishdisporten
- Middle Englishsporten
- Englishsport
- Englishsports
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Middle Englishman
- Englishsportsman
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishsportsmanly
- Englishunsportsmanly
From un- + sportsmanly.
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APA
unsportsmanly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsportsmanly
MLA
“unsportsmanly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsportsmanly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsportsmanly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsportsmanly.
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