unsporting
adjective /ʌnˈspɔː.tɪŋ/
/-ˈspɔːr.t̬ɪŋ/ Definition
› not sporting (= showing fairness and respect, especially to opposing teams or players)Dishonest
(Definition of unsporting adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be rotten to the core idiom
- be up to no good idiom
- bent adjective (DISHONEST)
- cowboy noun (DISHONEST PERSON)
- crooked adjective (CRIMINAL)
- dodgy adjective (NOT HONEST)
- down-and-dirty adjective
- dubious adjective
- false adjective (NOT TRUE)
- finagle verb
- fishy adjective (DISHONEST)
- improper adjective (DISHONEST)
- low-down adjective
- malfeasance noun
- mendacious adjective
- misleading adjective
- shabby adjective (NOT FAIR)
- unreliable adjective
- unscrupulous adjective
- weasel out of sth phrasal verb
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