competitive

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
24
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
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/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ · [kəmˈpɛɾɪtɪv] · [kəmˈpɛɾətɪv] · [kəmˈpɛɾəɾɪv] · /kəmˈpetətɪv/ · [kəmˈpeɾətɪv] · /ˈkɔmpəʈɪʈɪv/

Definition of competitive

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to competition.
    “The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation.”
    “Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.”
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adj

  1. Of or pertaining to competition.
    “The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation.”
    “Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.”
  2. Inclined to compete.
  3. Capable of competing successfully.
  4. Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
    “competitive antagonist”
  5. Cheap, especially used of quality products.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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