
GAMESMANSHIP: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'geymzmun`ship
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| | Definition: | | [n] the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game |
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| | See Also: | | inequity, unfairness | |
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| | Related Terms: | | acuteness, art, artfulness, artifice, astuteness, cageyness, callidity, canniness, cleverness, competition, craft, craftiness, cunning, cunningness, cutthroat competition, emulation, fine Italian hand, finesse, foxiness, guile, ingeniousness, insidiousness, inventiveness, Italian hand, jockeying, lifemanship, one-upmanship, readiness, resourcefulness, rivalry, satanic cunning, sharpness, shiftiness, shrewdness, slipperiness, slyness, sneakiness, sophistry, stealth, stealthiness, subtilty, subtleness, subtlety, suppleness, trickiness, vying, wariness, wiles, wiliness, wit |
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