sportive
Prone to caper
Sportive means playful, frolicsome, or inclined toward fun and games.
The word carries a lighthearted, almost old-fashioned tone: a sportive kitten, sportive banter between friends.
It can also mean relating to sports or athletic activity, though this sense is less common in everyday speech.
Inclined to merriment
- gambolPlayful leaping about
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- caperPrank or pickled bud
- cavortPlay with lively movement
lark · frisky · mischievous · impish · prankish · waggish · jesting · rollicking
Full of life, or drawn moving
- energeticHaving much vigor
- spiritedFull of vim
- dynamicActive and changing
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
peppy · brisk · kinetic · zippy · vigorous · sparkling · bouncy · perky
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
cavort · lark · frisky · mischievous · impish · prankish · waggish · jesting · rollicking · whimsical
animated
Full of life, or drawn moving
vibrant · peppy · brisk · kinetic · zippy · vigorous · sparkling · bouncy · perky · snappy
jovial
Cheerful and friendly
jocular · genial · ebullient · gleeful · sunny · lighthearted · vivacious · jaunty · exuberant · sprightly
coy
Affectedly modest
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- coquettishPlayfully alluring in manner
- playfulInclined toward fun
kittenish · arch · saucy · pert · amorous · dalliance · winking · charming · roguish · flirty
- flirtingpickup line, wink, winking, hair flip, chat-up line
- cycling challengetime trial, hill climb, criterium, road race, virtual race
- funnyfunny, comical, hilarious, humorous, amusing
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
sportiveunsporting
Lacking fair play ethics
unsportsmanlike · unfair · ungracious · poor sport · bad sport
- sporting goodsMerchandise for physical activities
- sporting eventOrganized physical competition
- sporting lifeWorld of competitive athletics
- sporting chanceFair probability of success
- sporting achievementsNotable competitive victories
- sporting clubsGroups organized for athletics
sporting, sportiest, sportiness, sportier, sportiveness, sportily