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Unsportingly for Dummies


What does Unsportingly really mean?

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"Unsportingly" is a word that describes someone's behavior when they are not playing fair or showing good sportsmanship. You know how when we play a game, we have rules that we follow? Well, being unsporting means that someone is not following those rules or they are doing things that are not fair to the other players.

Imagine you are playing a game of soccer with your friends, and one of your friends starts pushing the others, tripping them up, and not passing the ball when they should. That would be an unsporting behavior because they are not being fair and not playing by the rules.

So, when we say someone is acting unsportingly, it means they are not being a good sport, they are not playing fair, and they are not showing respect to their fellow players.


Revised and Fact checked by Megan Brown on 2023-10-29 22:22:55

Unsportingly In a sentece

Learn how to use Unsportingly inside a sentece

  • He behaved unsportingly by intentionally tripping his opponent during the soccer game.
  • The athlete was disqualified for unsportingly using performance-enhancing drugs.
  • She threw unsportingly personal insults at her opponent instead of focusing on the game.
  • The player argued unsportingly with the referee, causing unnecessary conflict.
  • Despite losing, the team congratulated the winners and did not behave unsportingly.

Unsportingly Antonyms

Words that have the opposite context of the original word.

Unsportingly Pertains To

Words to which the original word is relevant