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overcompetitive

overcompetitive adjective: excessively competitive.

Adjective

overcompetitive (comparative more overcompetitive, superlative most overcompetitive)

  1. Excessively competitive.
    • Regardless, the store provided a moment of healing for my PECS. JackRabbit’s message is what our P.E. teachers should have told us from the very beginning: being athletic doesn’t mean you have to be an overcompetitive jerk.2007 April 12, Mike Albo, “Because a Logo Is Not Enough”, in New York Times

Forms of overcompetitive

comparativemore overcompetitive
superlativemost overcompetitive

Origin of overcompetitive

From over- + competitive.

Words formed from overcompetitive

Questions about overcompetitive

What does overcompetitive mean?
Overcompetitive means excessively competitive.
What part of speech is overcompetitive?
Overcompetitive is an adjective.

Words near overcompetitive in the dictionary

  1. overcompensator
  2. overcompensators
  3. overcompensatory
  4. overcompetence
  5. overcompetition
  6. overcompetitive
  7. overcompetitiveness
  8. overcomplacency
  9. overcomplacent
  10. overcomplacently
  11. overcomplete

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