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anticompetitively

anticompetitively adverb: in an anticompetitive manner.

Adverb

anticompetitively (comparative more anticompetitively, superlative most anticompetitively)

  1. In an anticompetitive manner.
    • The company acted anticompetitively by forcing its suppliers to agree not to work with any of its rivals.

Forms of anticompetitively

comparativemore anticompetitively
superlativemost anticompetitively

Origin of anticompetitively

From anticompetitive + -ly.

Questions about anticompetitively

What does anticompetitively mean?
Anticompetitively means in an anticompetitive manner.
What part of speech is anticompetitively?
Anticompetitively is an adverb.

Words near anticompetitively in the dictionary

  1. anticommutes
  2. anticommuting
  3. anticompensation
  4. anticompetition
  5. anticompetitive
  6. anticompetitively
  7. anticompetitiveness
  8. anticompetitor
  9. anticomplement
  10. anticomplementary
  11. anticomplements

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