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rivalrously en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹʌɪvəlɹəsli/ (UK)

Etymology

From rivalrous + -ly.

Meanings

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. 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 341:

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