• Competitive

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /kÉ™mˈpÉ›tɪtɪv/
    • Hyphenation: com + pet + i + tive

    Origin

    compete + -ive

    Full definition of competitive

    Adjective

    competitive

    1. (economics) capable of competing successfully
    2. of or pertaining to competition
      • 2012, September 7, Phil McNulty, Moldova 0-5 England, 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.
    3. (of someone's character) inclined to compete
    4. (biochemistry) inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it
    5. (euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products

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