Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPORT'FUL
SPORT'FUL, a.
- Merry; frolicksome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; as, a sportful companion. Down he alights among the sportful herd. – Milton.
- Ludicrous; done in jest or for mere play. These are no sportful productions of the soil. – Bentley.
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