rivalrous
/ˈɹaɪvəlɹəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a relationship of rivalry.
adj
Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.
Example Sentences
- "In “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,” Mr. Lumet’s 45th film, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke play rivalrous brothers whose bungled robbery of their parents’ modest jewelry store in Westchester County begins a cycle of quasi-Greek family tragedy without a catharsis."
- "Western universalism was real, if rivalrous."
- "Rivalrous goods are those which can be consumed by only one person at the same time – for example, a candy bar or a suit; […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English rival Middle English -re, -ri, -rie, -ry, -rye English -ry English rivalry Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English rivalrous From rivalry + -ous.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹaɪvəlɹəs/
- British English: /ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/
Inflected Forms
more rivalrous (comparative)
most rivalrous (superlative)