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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
com·pet·i·tive       [kuhm-pet-i-tiv] Pronunciation Key
–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.
3.having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
4.useful to a competitor; giving a competitor an advantage: He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.
[Origin: 1820–30; < L competīt(us) (ptp. of competere; see competition) + -ive]

—Related forms
com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverb
com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun
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com·pet·i·tive       (kəm-pět'ĭ-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, involving, or determined by competition: competitive games.
  2. Liking competition or inclined to compete: a highly competitive teammate.
  3. Biochemistry Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from the reversible combination of an enzyme with an alternate compound and prevents normal substrate binding.

com·pet'i·tive·ly adv., com·pet'i·tive·ness n.
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competitive

adjective
1. involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position" [ant: noncompetitive] 
2. subscribing to capitalistic competition 
3. showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy" 

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Competitive

Com*pet"i*tive\, a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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