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competitive

com·pe·ti·tive

UK/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/ US/kəmˈpɛt.ə.tɪv/ fairly common

adjective

1.

involving competition or competitiveness

  • “competitive games”
  • “to improve one”
3.

showing a fighting disposition without self-seeking

  • “highly competitive sales representative”
  • “militant in fighting for better wages for workers”
  • “his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy”
Synonyms
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Origin

From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.

Phrases

  • competitive advantage
  • competitive authoritarianism
  • competitive eater
  • competitive eating
  • competitive edge
  • competitive exclusion
  • competitive market
  • competitive person

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