competitive
[kuh m-pet-i-tiv]
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adjective
of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful competition: a competitive price.
having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
useful to a competitor; giving a competitor an advantage: He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.
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Origin of competitive
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Examples from the Web for competitively
Dynamism is increasingly driven not by economies of scale but by competitively driven marginal improvements.
Cheese-hunting is one of the greatest—and least competitively crowded—of sports.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton BrownThat men should competitively angle shows, indeed, a great want of true angling sentiment.
Angling Sketches|Andrew LangFirst cultivate all your personal powers, not competitively, but patiently and usefully.
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competitive
adjective
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competitive
1826, from Latin competit-, past participle stem of competere (see compete) + -ive. Related: Competitively; competitiveness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper