Sporty vs. Athletic — What's the Difference?

Appropriate for sport or participation in sports.

Of or befitting athletics or athletes.

Exhibiting sportsmanship; sporting.

Characterized by or involving physical activity or exertion

Flashy; jazzy.

Physically strong and well-developed; muscular

Casual, comfortable, and stylish

(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.

Fond of sports.

Physically active.

Suitable for use in sport.

Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.

Stylish with a fun, bold, vibrant quality or appearance.

An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.

(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

(video games) Of a level in a Super Mario game: with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.

A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.

Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports.

Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts.

Relating to or befitting athletics or athletes;

Vigorously active;

Having a sturdy and well proportioned body;