Rivalrously

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɹʌɪvÉ™lɹəsli/

Origin

From rivalrous + -ly.

Full definition of rivalrously

Adverb

1. With rivalry; competitively.
• 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 341:The advent of Calonne as Controller-General and Breteuil as Minister for the Royal Household in November 1783 meant that the ministry now contained (with Vergennes) three rivalrously ambitious ministers with conflicting philosophies and power bases.