competitive

[ kuhm-pet-i-tiv ]
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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.

  1. having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.

  2. useful to a competitor; giving a competitor an advantage: He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.

Origin of competitive

1
First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin competīt(us) (past participle of competere “to meet, coincide”; see compete) + -ive

Other words from competitive

  • com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun
  • an·ti·com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • an·ti·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun
  • non·com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • non·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • non·com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun
  • o·ver·com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • o·ver·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun
  • pseu·do·com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • pseu·do·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • qua·si-com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • qua·si-com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • su·per·com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • un·com·pet·i·tive, adjective
  • un·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
  • un·com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun

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How to use competitive in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for 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

  1. relating to or characterized by an urge to compete: a competitive personality

Derived forms of competitive

  • competitively, adverb
  • competitiveness, noun

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