sportier; sportiest
1
: of, relating to, or typical of sports, sportsmen, sportswomen, or sportswear
2
: resembling a sports car in styling or performance
a sporty sedan
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Sure, the three-row SUV looks sportier than the Q7, but its look, both inside and outside, is anything but memorable.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Witness the 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, a three-row SUV created as a suburban runabout that’s now being recast with models styled and equipped to connote sporty performance and off-road highjinks.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Witness the 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, a three-row SUV created as a suburban runabout that’s now being recast with models styled and equipped to connote sporty performance and off-road highjinks.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
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“Sporty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sporty. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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sporty
adjective
ˈspōrt-ē 
ˈspȯrt-
sportier; sportiest
: of or relating to sports
also
: being or having the look of being suitable for sports
sporty clothes
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