Definition
Relating to or characterized by competition; involving rivalry or contention.
Etymology
From 'compete' (Latin 'competere') plus '-ory' (Latin suffix meaning characterized by or relating to). Creates an adjective similar to 'competitive' but less common.
Kelly Says
The '-ory' suffix appears in words like 'sensory' and 'laboratory,' but 'competitory' is archaic—English has standardized on 'competitive' instead, showing how competing word forms eventually disappear.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتنافس
mu-tan-a-f
BNবাংলা
প্রতিযোগিতামূলক
pro-ti-yo-go-ita-mook-lok
CACatalà
competitiu
kohm-peh-tee-tee-oo
CSČeština
konkurenční
kon-ku-ren-ch-nee
DADansk
konkurrencedygtig
kon-kur-ren-se-dyg-tig
DEDeutsch
wettbewerbsfähig
v-ter-b-er-bs-fah-lig
ELΕλληνικά
ανταγωνιστικός
an-ta-go-nis-tikos
ESEspañol
competitivo
kohm-peh-tee-tee-vo
FAفارسی
رقابتی
ra-qa-ba-ti
FISuomi
kilpailukykyinen
kil-pai-l-ky-ky-y-nen
FRFrançais
compétitif
kohm-peh-tee-tif
HEעברית
מתחרות
me-ta-cha-rot
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिस्पर्धी
pra-ti-s-par-dhee
HUMagyar
versenyképes
ver-sen-ye-ke-pes
IDBahasa Indonesia
kompetitif
kohm-peh-tee-tif
ITItaliano
competitivo
kohm-peh-tee-tee-vo
KKKK
жауапкерші
jaw-ap-ker-shi
KO한국어
경쟁적
gyeong-chaeng-jeok
MRMR
स्पर्धात्मक
spar-dha-at-mak
MSBahasa Melayu
berpersaingan
ber-per-sa-i-ngan
NLNederlands
competitief
kohm-peh-tee-tief
NONorsk
konkurransedyktig
kon-kur-ran-se-dyk-tig
PLPolski
konkurencyjny
kon-ku-ren-chy
PTPortuguês
competitivo
kohm-peh-tee-tee-vo
RORomână
competitiv
kohm-peh-tee-tiv
RUРусский
конкурентный
kon-kur-en-tnyy
SVSvenska
konkurrenskraftig
kon-ku-ren-skraf-tig
SWKiswahili
kushirika
koo-shi-ri-ka
TAதமிழ்
போட்டியாளர்
po-tti-ya-la-r
THไทย
แข่งขัน
kheang-khan
TLTL
mapagkumpitensya
ma-pa-g-kum-pen-te-s-ya
TRTürkçe
rekabetçi
reh-kah-bet-che
UKУкраїнська
конкурентний
kon-kur-en-tnyy
URاردو
مسابقتی
mu-sa-ba-qati
VITiếng Việt
cạnh tranh
canh-tranh
ZH中文
竞争性的
jìngzhēng xìng de
ZUZU
ingxenele
ing-xe-ne-le