Rivalrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹaɪv(ə)lɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rivalrous is an adjective meaning Having a relationship of rivalry.
Meaning
Having a relationship of rivalry.
More Meanings
- (economics, of a good) Which can be consumed by no more than one person at the same time.
Example Sentences
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; […]
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.
Synonyms for rivalrous
Depending on context, synonyms include emulous, competitive, competitory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include competitory, competitive, emulous, emulatory, agonistic, foelike.
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