Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

competitively

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: com-pet-i-tive-ly
IPA: /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a competitive manner.

Example Sentences

"For example, kalicludin 1-3 from A. sulcata binds competitively to Kv1.2 channels to paralyse the prey rapidly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English competitive Middle English -ly English -ly English competitively From competitive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more competitively (comparative) most competitively (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce competitively?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvli/.
What does competitively mean?: In a competitive manner.
Where does competitively come from?: Etymology tree English competitive Middle English -ly English -ly English competitively From competitive + -ly.

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