Rivalrously

//ˈɹʌɪvəlɹəsli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    With rivalry; competitively.

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From rivalrous + -ly.

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