adverb
- in a playful, lighthearted, or frolicsome manner
Examples
- The children ran sportively through the meadow.
- She sportively teased her brother about his new haircut.
- The dolphins swam sportively alongside the boat.
- He sportively challenged his friends to a race.
- The puppy sportively chased its own tail.
- They sportively splashed each other in the pool.