[ noun ] fairness in following the rules of the game <noun.attribute>
Sportsmanship \Sports"man*ship\, n. The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
"Guns with bayonets don't appeal to sportsmanship.
Appeals for cooperation and order are being made in the name of patriotism, not sportsmanship.
I want it real." Mr. Griffiths makes no excuses for his skaters' preference for showmanship over sportsmanship.
And you've done it so very well and with grace, dignity and good sportsmanship." Evert said she wanted to stress the importance of physical education in schools and sought the president's help in pushing that point as part of his education package.
What is surprising is the lack of grace (sportsmanship?) with which Mr. Kuhn appraises his foe.