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competitive

[kuh m-pet-i-tiv] /kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv/
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition:
competitive sports; a competitive examination.
2.
well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful competition:
a competitive price.
3.
having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
4.
useful to a competitor; giving a competitor an advantage:
He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.
Origin of competitive
Latin
1820-1830
1820-30; < Latin competīt(us) (past participle of competere; see competition) + -ive
Related forms
competitively, adverb
competitiveness, noun
anticompetitive, adjective
anticompetitively, adverb
anticompetitiveness, noun
noncompetitive, adjective
noncompetitively, adverb
noncompetitiveness, noun
overcompetitive, adjective
overcompetitively, adverb
overcompetitiveness, noun
pseudocompetitive, adjective
pseudocompetitively, adverb
quasi-competitive, adjective
quasi-competitively, adverb
supercompetitive, adjective
uncompetitive, adjective
uncompetitively, adverb
uncompetitiveness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for quasi-competitive

competitive

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
adjective
1.
involving or determined by rivalry: competitive sports
2.
sufficiently low in price or high in quality to be successful against commercial rivals
3.
relating to or characterized by an urge to compete: a competitive personality
Derived Forms
competitively, adverb
competitiveness, noun
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Word Origin and History for quasi-competitive

competitive

adj.

1826, from Latin competit-, past participle stem of competere (see compete) + -ive. Related: Competitively; competitiveness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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