sportful adjective. ['spɔ:tfʊl, -f(ǝ)l] Now rare. LME.
[from SPORT noun + -FUL.]
1. Providing amusement or entertainment; enjoyable as a diversion or recreation. LME.
b. Devised for fun, carried out in jest; not serious. E17.
c. Of a movement: lively, frolicsome. L17.

2. Having an inclination to take part in sport, jest, or play; sportive, playful. L16.

■ sportfully adverb M16.

■ sportfulness noun L16.

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