Competitive Definition

kəm-pĕtĭ-tĭv
adjective
Of, involving, or based on competition.
Webster's New World
Likely to succeed in competition.
A competitive team.
Webster's New World
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.
American Heritage

(economics) Capable of competing successfully.

Wiktionary

Of or pertaining to competition.

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Origin of Competitive

Competitive Sentence Examples

  • The mandarinate or official class is recruited from all ranks of the people by competitive examination.

  • Alex was competitive by nature, but being a veterinarian had always been his dream.

  • Still, these seminars helped him stay competitive with his veterinary clinic.

  • Rank is nominally determined by merit, as tested by competitive examinations.

  • By degrees, however, the progresses of the feudal chiefs to and from Yedo, which at first were simple and economical, developed features of competitive magnificence, and the importance of good roads and suitable accommodation received increased attention.

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EVEIVE

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