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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sportiveness, n. [17th c. Eng. sportiveness (1601).] The condition of being sportive. — a1692 Kirk in Il Cappellano delle Fate 70.
Their power is greater than before, their plastic faculty can form bodies, these are necessary but dead vehicles & their sportiveness bespeak no present torment
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