Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having the characteristics of sportsmen; fond of fieldsports; also, characteristic of or befitting a sportsman; hence, legitimate from the point of view of a sportsman.
Wiktionary
- adj. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Etymologies
- sportsman + -like (Wiktionary)
Examples
“What I'm not interested in is seeing corporate sponsorship, advertising and profit in the wilds involving the wasted slaughter of game across the globe, all while falsely disguished as "sportsmanlike" hunting of game for some legitimate purpose.”
“The success rate is very high, but many hunters do not consider this a sportsmanlike approach to hunting.”
Ive been looking for an outfitter to book a black bear hunt, does anyone know of a good one?
“I'd grown up in a house that had pretty strong views about decent, sportsmanlike behaviour.”
The Guardian: Why two new sports documentaries have messed with my mind | Emma John
“It wasn't "we don't want to see or hear from you" ... it was "we want you to ask more pertinent and mature questions and act and respond in a sportsmanlike manner.”
Well Clay, you got what you wanted. I'm back in school now and I'm sure hjohn and KMB are also.
“There ought also to have been regard for the opposition among those in a sportsmanlike mood.”
The Guardian: Arsenal 1-0 Leeds United | FA Cup third-round match report
“I think that the most sportsmanlike thing he did was releasing a state record.”
Caledonia, Mississippi Angler Catches (and Releases) New State Record Flathead Catfish
“Even if it's tough for me, I must accept [this ruling] in a sportsmanlike manner," he said.”
The Wall Street Journal: When Togo Played Bahrain, the Whole Match Was a Fake
“Why do Mr. Kozak and others not understand from the heart that dropping a nuclear bomb on a civilian population is not sportsmanlike, to say the least.”
The Wall Street Journal: Hiroshima Bombing Continues to Provoke Controversy
“This, however, has zero relevance with hunting, sportsmanlike behavior in the wilds, or being a corporate gadfly, just as my own time on active duty is of zero relevance to these things, too.”
“Von Richthofen and his fellow officers, Lieutenants Voss (TIL SCHWEIGER), Sternberg (MAXIM MEHMET) and Lehmann (HANNO KOFFLER) see their duels in the sky as tactical, almost sportsmanlike, challenges that, at least at first, obscure their view of the horrors of the battlefields below.”
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