sports·man·like

sports·man·like
/ˈspoɚtsmənˌlaık/ adj
: fair, respectful, and polite toward other players when participating in a sport : showing sportsmanship

She is always sportsmanlike when she plays.

sportsmanlike behavior

— opposite unsportsmanlike

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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