unsportsmanlike

unsportsmanlike
unsportsmanlike 1754, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + sportsmanlike (see SPORT (Cf. sport) (n.)). Unsporting is attested from 1859.

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  • unsportsmanlike — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unsporting …   English terms dictionary

  • unsportsmanlike — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unsportsmanlike — adj. Unsportsmanlike is used with these nouns: ↑conduct …   Collocations dictionary

  • Unsportsmanlike conduct — (or unsporting behaviour, or archaically ungentlemanly conduct) is a term used in many professional sports to refer to a particular player or team who have acted inappropriately and/or unprofessionally in the context of the game. Such behaviour… …   Wikipedia

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  • unsportsmanlike — adjective Date: 1754 not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship ; not sportsmanlike …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unsportsmanlike — adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • unsportsmanlike — adjective violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship Syn: unsportsmanly …   Wiktionary

  • unsportsmanlike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unsporting, unfair (see injustice). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unfair, disgruntled, ungentlemanly; see rude 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • unsportsmanlike — adj. not following the rules of fairness (Sports); having no concern for general principles of fairness and honor …   English contemporary dictionary

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