Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without sport or mirth; joyless.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Without sport or mirth; joyless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
sport . - adjective obsolete Without
mirth ;joyless .
Etymologies
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sport + -less
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Examples
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There is, of course, something to be said for sportless exercise.
The Joyful Heart Robert Haven Schauffler 1921
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