1. sportive - Noun
2. sportive - Adjective
3. sportive - Adjective Satellite
Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry.
Source: Webster's dictionaryStatesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action. Plutarch
frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes Source: Internet
Quintilian even calls him a "sportive" elegist. Source: Internet
The hindlegs are slightly longer than the forelegs, although not enough to hamper fully quadrupedal movement (unlike the sportive lemurs ). Source: Internet
Only a handful of places remain for the popular cycling sportive – which sold out to general entry within hours – and the places are being made available to riders who pledge £100 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Source: Internet
It is a non-competitive cycle sportive. Source: Internet