Capable of competing or fit to compete; having the ability or qualifications to rival others.
From 'compete' (from Latin 'competere', com- 'together' plus 'petere' 'to seek') plus '-ible' (capable of being). An archaic or rare variant of 'competitive.'
This archaic form reveals that 'compete' originally meant 'to seek together'—the Romans saw competition as a mutual striving, not necessarily a hostile confrontation.
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