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competitory, a.|kəmˈpɛtɪtərɪ| [f. L. type *competītōri-us, f. competītor: see -ory.] Belonging to competitors or competition; characterized by or subject to competition; competitive.
a1734North Lives I. 75 In professions precarious and competitory as the law is. 1805W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. III. 240 The competitory spirit of Olympic games. 1831Fraser's Mag. III. 21 The respective competitory advantages of the different dishes. 1883Echo 30 Mar., The competitory influence of the telephone,..would..absolutely necessitate a reduction of the cost of telegraphy. |