Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sportingly

/spˈɔɹtɪŋli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
sport-ing-ly
IPA
/spˈɔɹtɪŋli/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.

Etymology

Etymology tree English sporting Middle English -ly English -ly English sportingly From sporting + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sportingly (comparative) most sportingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce sportingly?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɔɹtɪŋli/.
What does sportingly mean?
In a sporting manner, demonstrating good sportsmanship.
Where does sportingly come from?
Etymology tree English sporting Middle English -ly English -ly English sportingly From sporting + -ly.

How to pronounce sportingly

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