Local English word record

unsportsmanlike

adjective · 1 sense

violating accepted standards or rules

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Examples

  • a dirty fighter
  • used foul means to gain power
  • a nasty unsporting serve
  • fined for unsportsmanlike behavior

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Synonyms

cheating(a), dirty, foul, unsporting

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