competitiveadj.

Brit.

/kəmˈpɛtᵻtɪv/, U.S.

/kəmˈpɛdədɪv/

Etymology: < Latin competīt- participial stem of competĕre (see compete v.²) + -ive suffix.

Of, pertaining to, or characterized by competition; organized on the basis of competition. competitive examination: an examination for a position or office open to the candidate or candidates who ‘pass the best examination’ in the subjects prescribed.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective]

enviousa1300

emulate1604

emulatory1615

emulous1693

competitory1742

emulative1747

rivalrous1812

competitive1829

agonal1896

1829 in R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 144 Some half competitive, half co-operative societies.

1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables ii. 42 Whether those returns are appropriated by individuals under the competitive system, or equally distributed among the members of a co-operative community.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 378 The uncarefulness..of public companies, and the risks arising from competitive enterprise.

1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. xiv. 260 The choice of the candidates by competitive examination.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. x. 153 A competitive examination on the subject of Boots.

Derivatives

comˈpetitively adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adverb]

enviouslya1375

emulously1647

contestingly1648

emulatively1753

vieingly1832

competitively1858

1858 Sat. Rev. 5 435/2 The cadets had been several times selected competitively.

comˈpetitiveness n.

Draft additions December 2016

† competitive examinationist n. Obsolete rare a person who advocates or favours a system of competitive examination.

ΚΠ

1856 Morning Post 17 Dec. 3/4 Young Malcolm received a good, though not a brilliant, education—one that would scarcely have satisfied the requirements of the competitive examinationists.

1888 Nature 15 Nov. 53/2 As a competitive examinationist I look forward to it [sc. a statement on the new system of competitive examinations].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	competitive
释义	competitiveadj. Brit. /kəmˈpɛtᵻtɪv/, U.S. /kəmˈpɛdədɪv/ Etymology: < Latin competīt- participial stem of competĕre (see compete v.²) + -ive suffix. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by competition; organized on the basis of competition. competitive examination: an examination for a position or office open to the candidate or candidates who ‘pass the best examination’ in the subjects prescribed. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adjective] enviousa1300 emulate1604 emulatory1615 emulous1693 competitory1742 emulative1747 rivalrous1812 competitive1829 agonal1896 1829 in R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) IV. 144 Some half competitive, half co-operative societies. 1834 H. Martineau Moral Many Fables ii. 42 Whether those returns are appropriated by individuals under the competitive system, or equally distributed among the members of a co-operative community. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 378 The uncarefulness..of public companies, and the risks arising from competitive enterprise. 1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. xiv. 260 The choice of the candidates by competitive examination. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. x. 153 A competitive examination on the subject of Boots. Derivatives comˈpetitively adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > [adverb] enviouslya1375 emulously1647 contestingly1648 emulatively1753 vieingly1832 competitively1858 1858 Sat. Rev. 5 435/2 The cadets had been several times selected competitively. comˈpetitiveness n. Draft additions December 2016 † competitive examinationist n. Obsolete rare a person who advocates or favours a system of competitive examination. ΚΠ 1856 Morning Post 17 Dec. 3/4 Young Malcolm received a good, though not a brilliant, education—one that would scarcely have satisfied the requirements of the competitive examinationists. 1888 Nature 15 Nov. 53/2 As a competitive examinationist I look forward to it [sc. a statement on the new system of competitive examinations]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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