adv
Meaning 1
In a competitive manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
competitively
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/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P EH1 T IH0 T IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in competition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the companies should bid competitively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: noncompetitively
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English competitive Middle English -ly English -ly English competitively From competitive + -ly.
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