sportive

Etymology

From sport + -ive.

adj

  1. (archaic) lively; merry; spritely
  2. Playful, coltish.
  3. Interested in sport.
  4. Sporty, good at sport.

noun

  1. (cycling) Synonym of cyclosportive
    Such incidents, part of the cherished mythology of the Tour's early years, are rare in modern cycling, although a 62-year-old local councillor was arrested and subsequently released after tacks had been scattered during the 2009 Etape Caledonia, a sportive held on closed roads in Scotland, causing countless punctures among the 3,500 riders. July 15 2012, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited

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