rivalrously

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UK/ˈɹʌɪvəlɹəsli/

adverb

With rivalry; competitively.

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Meanings

adverbrivalrously (comparative more rivalrously, superlative most rivalrously)

comparative more rivalrously · superlative most rivalrously

  1. With rivalry; competitively.

    The advent of Calonne as Controller-General and Breteuil as Minister for the Royal Household in November 1783 meant that the ministry now contained (with Vergennes) three rivalrously ambitious ministers with conflicting philosophies and power bases.

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 341

Origin

From rivalrous + -ly.

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APA

rivalrously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivalrously

MLA

“rivalrously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivalrously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rivalrously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rivalrously.

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