| SPORADIC | • sporadic adj. (Archaic) (of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic. • sporadic adj. Rare and scattered in occurrence. • sporadic adj. Exhibiting random behavior; patternless. |
| SPORIDIA | • sporidia n. Plural of sporidium. • SPORIDIUM n. a secondary spore, or a filament produced from a spore, in certain kinds of minute fungi. |
| SPOROZOA | • Sporozoa prop.n. The sporozoans. • SPOROZOON n. a parasitic one-celled animal. |
| SPORRANS | • sporrans n. Plural of sporran. • SPORRAN n. (Gaelic) a large purse worn by Scottish Highlanders. |
| SPORTERS | • sporters n. Plural of sporter. • SPORTER n. one who sports, a sportsman. |
| SPORTFUL | • sportful adj. (Archaic) playful, merry. • sportful adj. Related to sport. • SPORTFUL adj. full of sport; merry. |
| SPORTIER | • sportier adj. Comparative form of sporty: more sporty. • SPORTY adj. inclined to sport. |
| SPORTIES | • SPORTY n. a sporty young person. |
| SPORTIFS | • SPORTIF n. (French) a person who is active or interested in physical competition. |
| SPORTILY | • sportily adv. In a sporty way. • SPORTY adv. inclined to sport. |
| SPORTING | • sporting v. Present participle of sport. • sporting adj. (Not comparable) Pertaining to sports. • sporting adj. (Comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship. |
| SPORTIVE | • sportive adj. (Archaic) lively; merry; spritely. • sportive adj. Playful, coltish. • sportive adj. Interested in sport. |
| SPORULAR | • sporular adj. Of or relating to sporules. • SPORULAR adj. of or like a sporule, a small spore. |
| SPORULES | • sporules n. Plural of sporule. • SPORULE n. a small spore. |