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adjective
- 1. not fair, generous, or sportsmanlike: "the unsporting behaviour of some of the crowd"
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UNSPORTING definition: 1. not sporting (= showing fairness and respect, especially to opposing teams or players) 2. not…. Learn more.
UNSPORTING meaning: 1. not sporting (= showing fairness and respect, especially to opposing teams or players) 2. not…. Learn more.
(ʌnspɔːʳtɪŋ ) adjective. If you describe someone playing a game as unsporting, you are critical of them because they have done something that is unfair to their opponent. [disapproval] Players can be fined and even disqualified for unsporting actions. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of unsporting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Unsporting definition: not relating or conforming to sportsmanship; unfair. See examples of UNSPORTING used in a sentence.
Definitions of unsporting. adjective. violating accepted standards or rules. “a nasty unsporting serve”. synonyms: cheating, dirty, foul, unsportsmanlike. unfair, unjust. not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception.
Adj. 1. unsporting - violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior". unsportsmanlike, cheating, foul, dirty.
The meaning of UNSPORTING is not sportsmanlike. How to use unsporting in a sentence.
unsporting. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧sport‧ing /ʌnˈspɔːtɪŋ $ -ˈspɔːr-/ adjective behaving in an unfair way, especially towards an opponent in a game or competition Examples from the Corpus unsporting • It was a filthy trick, totally unsporting and certainly not cricket.
UNSPORTING meaning: not done or behaving in a way that treats the other people in a sport or competition fairly not sporting.
