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/keuhm pet"i tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, adj.competitive.[1725-35; COMPETI(TOR) + -TORY1]
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Competitory — Com*pet i*to*ry, a. Acting in competition; competing; rival. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
competitory — index competitive (antagonistic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
competitory — com·pet·i·to·ry … English syllables
competitory — adjective involving competition or competitiveness competitive games to improve one s competitive position • Syn: ↑competitive • Ant: ↑noncompetitive (for: ↑competitive) … Useful english dictionary
Competitive — Com*pet i*tive, a. Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
competitive — adj 1. rival, vying, emulative, competing, Rare. corival; striving, emulous, ambitious, aggressive, dog eat dog, cutthroat. 2. opposing, contentious, antagonistic, conflicting; combative, ready to fight, competitory … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
contentious — adj 1. quarrelsome, argumentative, disputatious, litigious, controversial; dissentious, factious, at loggerheads, at odds, at variance, at issue; captious, fractious, bickering, peevish, querulous; cross, testy, snappish, petulant. 2. competitive … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
rival — n 1. competitor, vier, opponent, Rare. cor rival; emulator, challenger, contender, contestant, bidder, aspirant; candidate, participant, entrant; antagonist, adversary, foe, enemy, assailant; opposition, op poser, oppositionist, competition,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
agonistical — adjective striving to overcome in argument a dialectical and agonistic approach • Syn: ↑agonistic, ↑combative • Similar to: ↑competitive, ↑competitory • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
matched — adjective 1. provided with a worthy adversary or competitor (Freq. 1) matched teams • Similar to: ↑competitive, ↑competitory 2. going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities • Ant: ↑mismatched … Useful english dictionary
