competitive

UK: /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ US: /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ ,(kəm pet′i tiv)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•pet•i•tive /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/   adj. 

1. of or relating to competition:
   competitive sports.
2. overly interested in competing.
3. having the ability to compete;
   able to match or exceed one's competitors:
   Our prices are competitive, especially when compared with those of the leading manufacturer.
com•pet•i•tive•ly, adv.: 
We played competitively in the games.

com•pet•i•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•pet•i•tive  (kəm pet′i tiv), adj. 

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.

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

com•pet′i•tive•ly, adv. 
com•pet′i•tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

competitive / kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ adjective

1. involving or determined by rivalry: competitive 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 compete: a competitive personality

comˈpetitiveness noun