• (a.) Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive. • (a.) Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sportful/
Sport'ful adjective 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. «... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/172