SPORTSMANLY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

sportsmanly

adjective

Definition of sportsmanly

as in legal

following or according to the rules in wrestling, biting is not sportsmanly, and will result in a forfeit

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Adjective

Months of legal jostling leading up to the hearing centered largely on media access.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Lawyers remained advocates for private clients, but Wilson increasingly described them as participants in preserving the legal order upon which republican government depended.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

That moral point also happens to be hard-nosed business logic.

— Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
But what had happened was—because people like me had kept quiet in the name of coalition politics for so long, when the break came and when the moral test came, when Newtown came.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of moral

Adjective

Not so lucky for me, my fair complexion and genetics make up the perfect recipe for pesky under-eye bags.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 7 July 2026
In May, a slew of musicians who were slated to perform at Freedom 250's 16-day state fair event backed out, with some citing politics.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of fair

Adjective

Thrive Market is an online, members-only marketplace that allows members to choose their favorite items from more than 5,000 products sourced from organic, sustainable and ethical brands.

— Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The nation's economy depends heavily on ethical diamond exports.

— Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of ethical

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