adj.
Pronunciation: ' spo ̇ r-ti ŋ
Function: adjective
Date: 1799
1 a : of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport especially : trained for trapping or retrieving game < sporting dogs> b : marked by or calling for sportsmanship c : involving such risk as a sports contender may expect to take or encounter <a sporting chance>
2 : of or relating to dissipation and especially gambling
3 : tending to mutate freely
– sport · ing · ly adverb