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competitory

competitory adjective: acting in competition or rivalry.

Adjective

competitory (comparative more competitory, superlative most competitory)

  1. (dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
    • competitory examination
    • competitory spirit

Synonyms of competitory

Forms of competitory

comparativemore competitory
superlativemost competitory

Questions about competitory

What does competitory mean?
Competitory means acting in competition or rivalry.
What part of speech is competitory?
Competitory is an adjective.

Words near competitory in the dictionary

  1. competitivity
  2. competitor
  3. competitors
  4. competitorship
  5. competitorships
  6. competitory
  7. competitour
  8. competitours
  9. competitress
  10. competitresses
  11. competitrix

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