sportive
adjective
[ ˈspɔːtɪv ]
• playful; light-hearted.
• "Sir John was in sportive mood"
Similar:
playful,
lively,
full of fun,
fun-loving,
high-spirited,
spirited,
in high spirits,
jolly,
merry,
light-hearted,
blithe,
gleeful,
frisky,
exuberant,
perky,
skittish,
sprightly,
coltish,
jaunty,
prankish,
frolicking,
romping,
capering,
full of beans,
frolicky,
frolicsome,
gamesome,
blithesome,
frolic,
wanton,
ludic,
• relating to, interested in, or good at sport.
• "Britain's architectural and sportive heritage"
Origin:
late 16th century: from sport + -ive.
sportive
noun
• a long-distance road cycling event in which a large number of cyclists ride a marked route.
• "you may have put in hours of training before your first sportive, but all your good work can be undone if you neglect to prepare your bike"
Origin:
early 21st century: shortened from cyclosportive.
