competitive

competitive [kuh m-pet-i-tiv] Word Origin adjective

1. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
2. well suited for competition; having a feature that makes for successful competition: a competitive price.
3. having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
4. 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 Related formscom·pet·i·tive·ly, adverbcom·pet·i·tive·ness, nounan·ti·com·pet·i·tive, adjectivean·ti·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverban·ti·com·pet·i·tive·ness, nounnon·com·pet·i·tive, adjectivenon·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverbnon·com·pet·i·tive·ness, nouno·ver·com·pet·i·tive, adjectiveo·ver·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverbo·ver·com·pet·i·tive·ness, nounpseu·do·com·pet·i·tive, adjectivepseu·do·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverbqua·si-com·pet·i·tive, adjectivequa·si-com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverbsu·per·com·pet·i·tive, adjectiveun·com·pet·i·tive, adjectiveun·com·pet·i·tive·ly, adverbun·com·pet·i·tive·ness, noun British Dictionary definitions for quasi-competitive competitive adjective

1. involving or determined by rivalrycompetitive sports
2. sufficiently low in price or high in quality to be successful against commercial rivals
3. relating to or characterized by an urge to competea competitive personality

Derived Formscompetitively, adverbcompetitiveness, noun Word Origin and History for quasi-competitive competitive adj.

1826, from Latin competit-, past participle stem of competere (see compete) + -ive. Related: Competitively; competitiveness.