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competitive

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "competitive" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
4syllables

competitive

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

competitive is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, competitive is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcompetitive

1adjective
  • Capable of competing successfully
  • Of or pertaining to competition
  • (of someone's character) inclined to compete
  • Inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it
  • (euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products
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