Many of the wilder myths are the expressions of the sportive and humorous faculties.
The sportive lemurs are smallish grey-brown creatures with a small round head, flattish face, sticky-out round ears and a long bushy tail.
I no longer wished to contend with all that excess of anxiety which had always afflicted me, prior to any sportive competition.
The Links were alive with sportive children, and cricketers in white flannels prepared for their friendly rivalry.
The sportive lemurs (Lepidolemur) are smaller than the typical species of Lemur, and the adults generally lose their upper incisors.