[com.pet.i.tive] adj (1829) 1: relating to, characterized by, or based on competition "~ sports"
2: inclined, desiring, or suited to compete "a ~ personality" "salary benefits must be ~ --M. S. Eisenhower"
3: depending for effectiveness on the relative concentration of two or more substances "~ inhibition of an enzyme" -- com.pet.i.tive.ly adv -- com.pet.i.tive.ness n