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sportswomanlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From sportswoman + -like.

Meanings

1. (dated, used of a woman) sportsmanlike
   • "I suppose it must sound terribly sloshy to you, Uncle Max," faltered Nora. "Never mind that, my dear. I have always understood that under the most sportswomanlike jumper a tender heart might be beating." 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:

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