coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive
(adjective) given to merry frolicking; “frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes”
sportive
(adjective) relating to or interested in sports
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sportive (comparative more sportive, superlative most sportive)
(archaic) lively; merry; spritely
Playful, coltish.
Interested in sport.
Sporty, good at sport.
sportive (plural sportives)
(cycling) cyclosportive
• overtips, pivoters, repivots, sorptive, tip overs
Source: Wiktionary
Sport"ive, a.
Definition: Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay; froliscome; playful; merry. Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court Shak.
– Sport"ive*ly, adv.
– Sport"ive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
