competitive

[ kuh m-pet-i-tiv ]
/ kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv /

adjective

of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful competition: a competitive price.
having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
useful to a competitor; giving a competitor an advantage: He was careful not to divulge competitive information about his invention.

Origin of competitive

1820–30; < Latin competīt(us) (past participle of competere; see competition) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM competitive

Words nearby competitive

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British Dictionary definitions for competitiveness

competitive
/ (kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv) /

adjective

involving or determined by rivalry competitive sports
sufficiently low in price or high in quality to be successful against commercial rivals
relating to or characterized by an urge to compete a competitive personality

Derived forms of competitive

competitively, adverb competitiveness, noun