adjective
Etymology: from gerund & present participle of sport (I)
1.
a. : sport
b. : suitable for or characteristic of a sportsman : marked by or calling for sportsmanship
a sporting solution of the problem
c. : involving such risk as a sports contender may reasonably take or expect to encounter
a sporting chance of success
2.
a. : of, relating to, or preoccupied with dissipation and especially gambling ; often : fast , flashy
sporting gents and their ladies
b. : engaged or used in prostitution
3. : tending to produce sports usually with exceptional frequency
a sporting strain of evening primrose