competitive
adjEtymology
From Latin competītus (past participle of competere) + -ive.
- derived from competītus
Definitions
Of or pertaining to competition.
- The final remnants of the competitive spirit between companies will be eliminated, and there is no reasonable prospect that the dull uniformity of standardisation will be offset by greater efficiency in operation.
Inclined to compete.
Capable of competing successfully.
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Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance…
Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
- competitive antagonist
Cheap, especially used of quality products.
The neighborhood
Derived
anti-competitive, competitive advantage, competitive authoritarianism, competitive eater, competitive eating, competitive edge, competitive exclusion, competitively, competitive market, competitiveness, competitive person, competitive tendering, competitivity, hypercompetitive, noncompetitive, non-competitive, overcompetitive, precompetitive, procompetitive, radiocompetitive, semicompetitive, supercompetitive, ultracompetitive, uncompetitive
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at competitive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at competitive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at competitive
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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