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com⋅pet⋅i⋅tive
[kuh
m-pet-i-tiv] 
–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. |
Related forms:
com⋅pet⋅i⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pet⋅i⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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Competitive
Com*pet"i*tive\, a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.
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Language Translation for : competitive
Spanish:
competitivo,
German:
(wett-)kämpferisch,
Japanese:
競争的な
Main Entry: com·pet·i·tive
Pronunciation: k&m-'pet-&t-iv
Function: adjective
: depending for effectiveness on the relativeconcentration of two or more substances <competitive inhibition of an enzyme> <competitive protein binding> —com·pet·i·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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