a. | 1. | Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports.
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Adj. | 1. | sporting - marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" Synonyms: sportsmanlike, clean |
2. | sporting - relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment" | |
3. | sporting - involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood" | |
4. | sporting - preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" |