adj. Demonstrating good sportsmanship, behaving in an honorable and appropriate manner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the characteristics of sportsmen; fond of fieldsports; also, characteristic of or befitting a sportsman; hence, legitimate from the point of view of a sportsman.
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adj. exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
Word Usage
"What I'm not interested in is seeing corporate sponsorship, advertising and profit in the wilds involving the wasted slaughter of game across the globe, all while falsely disguished as "sportsmanlike" hunting of game for some legitimate purpose."