rivalrously

English

Etymology

From rivalrous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌɪvəlɹəsli/

Adverb

rivalrously (comparative more rivalrously, superlative most rivalrously)

1. With rivalry; competitively.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 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.