English → Latin
“sportfully, sportively” in Latin
hilarischeerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, joviallaetushappy, cheerful, glad; fertile, luxuriant, lush, richfēstīvuslively, festive, joyous, gay, merry; agreeable, pleasing; handsome, pretty; jovial, agreeableiocōsusfunny, full of jesting, jocose, humorous, jokey, light-heartedioculārisfunny, jocular, amusing; facetious, laughable, droll
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sportfully, sportively
hilare: laete: festive: jocose (Cic.); joculariter (Suet., in jest).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sportfully, sportively?
- The usual Latin words for “sportfully, sportively” are hilaris, laetus, fēstīvus; also iocōsus, ioculāris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.