Definitions

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  • adjective Not sportsmanly; not befitting a sportsman.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ sportsmanly

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Examples

  • But an unsportsmanly thought slips out of my mouth.

    Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008

  • But an unsportsmanly thought slips out of my mouth.

    Cheer! Kate Torgovnick 2008

  • "The filthy, unsportsmanly, dog-eating Prussian swine!

    Bruce Albert Payson Terhune 1907

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