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rivalrously

rivalrously

English

Adverb

rivalrously (comparative more rivalrously, superlative most rivalrously)

  1. With rivalry; competitively.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 341:
      The advent of Calonne as Controller-General and Breteuil as Minister for the Royal Household in November 1783 meant that the ministry now contained (with Vergennes) three rivalrously ambitious ministers with conflicting philosophies and power bases.