sporty

«sporty» in Mova's school dictionary: good at it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sporty, sportier, sportiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sporty person likes sport and is good at it. tree →

2) Sporty clothes look like clothes for sport, casual and bright. tree →

3) A sporty car is fast and looks like a racing car. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and school stories «sporty» describes the child who loves running, football or netball; it tells the reader about the character's hobbies. In shops it describes casual or athletic clothes and fast-looking cars. Phrases: the sporty type, sporty kids, a sporty look.

examples

• My sister is very sporty and plays three sports. tree →
• I'm not sporty, but I like swimming. tree →
• He wore a sporty jacket and trainers. tree →
• Dad wants a sporty red car. tree →
• She is the sportiest girl in our year. tree →
• Our school has sporty clubs after school. tree →

note

Comparative: sportier, sportiest (y → i). Informal word. Not the same as «sportsmanlike» (playing fairly).

In the corpora

• The Eatwell Guide is the UK picture of a balanced diet, and it is the same for sporty and non-sporty children.
• Exercise uses energy, but sugar still feeds the germs on teeth that cause decay, so being sporty doesn't protect teeth.
• Growing, sporty children need regular meals, and skipping meals leaves them tired, moody and slower and harms growth.
• Muscle sinks more than fat, so very sporty people may float less well.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sporty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.