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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPORTFUL, a.
1. Merry; frolicksome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; as a sportful companion.
Down he alights among the sportful herd.
2. Ludicrous; done in jest or for mere play.
These are no sportful productions of the soil.

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. productive of sport or amusement ; entertaining, diverting b. playful, frolicsome 2. done in sport • sportfully adverb • sportfulness noun

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sportful Sport"ful, a. 1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion. Down he alights among the sportful herd. --Milton. 2. Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive. They are no sportful productions of the soil. --Bentley. -- Sport"ful*ly, adv. -- Sport"ful*ness, n.