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noncompetitively

noncompetitively adverb: in a noncompetitive way.

Adverb

noncompetitively (comparative more noncompetitively, superlative most noncompetitively)

  1. In a noncompetitive way.
    • According to one recent audit reported in The Washington Post, among 49 privatized contracts, three out of five were awarded noncompetitively, lacked oversight, and raised questions of legality.2007 January 16, “Tracking Outsourced Bonanzas”, in New York Times

Forms of noncompetitively

comparativemore noncompetitively
superlativemost noncompetitively

Origin of noncompetitively

From noncompetitive + -ly.

Questions about noncompetitively

What does noncompetitively mean?
Noncompetitively means in a noncompetitive way.
What part of speech is noncompetitively?
Noncompetitively is an adverb.

Words near noncompetitively in the dictionary

  1. noncompetes
  2. noncompeting
  3. noncompetition
  4. noncompetitional
  5. noncompetitive
  6. noncompetitively
  7. noncompetitiveness
  8. noncompetitor
  9. noncompetitors
  10. noncompilable
  11. noncompiled

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