"sportfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more sportfully [comparative], most sportfully [superlative]
Etymology: sportful + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sportful|ly}} sportful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sportfully (comparative more sportfully, superlative most sportfully)
  1. (archaic) playfully Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-sportfully-en-adv-gv50Y0Xg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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