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unsporting
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unsporting
(adjective)
unsporting
/ˌʌn
ˈ
spoɚtɪŋ/
adjective
unsporting
/ˌʌn
ˈ
spoɚtɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSPORTING
[
more unsporting; most unsporting
]
chiefly British
:
not done or behaving in a way that treats the other people in a sport or competition fairly
:
not sporting
It was very
unsporting
of you to trip him.
unsporting
behavior
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