rivalrous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- rivalrousness noun
- unrivalrous adjective
Etymology
Origin of rivalrous
Example Sentences
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He became a life-long friend of the future Carry On star, though Williams's published diaries reveal their relationship constantly veered between the confessional, supportive and rivalrous.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Constricted pupils and licking lips also tend to accompany such rivalrous encounters.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023
Nagourney analogizes two abrasive and rivalrous figures, Howell Raines and Jill Abramson.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Their most important works were on different continents, and some were never on loan, so no museum had ever explored their rivalrous friendship.
From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2023
These agencies and half-hidden powers were fiercely rivalrous.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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