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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sportful \Sport"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.
1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting;
indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a
sportful companion.
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Down he alights among the sportful herd. --Milton.
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2. Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive.
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They are no sportful productions of the soil.
--Bentley.
[1913 Webster] -- {Sport"ful*ly}, adv. --
{Sport"ful*ness}, n.
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