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RIVALROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rivalrous mean?
• RIVALROUS (adjective)
The adjective RIVALROUS has 1 sense:
1. eager to surpass others
Familiarity information: RIVALROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eager to surpass others
Synonyms:
emulous; rivalrous
Similar:
competitive; competitory (involving competition or competitiveness)
Derivation:
rival (the contestant you hope to defeat)
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