"overcompetitive" meaning in English

See overcompetitive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overcompetitive [comparative], most overcompetitive [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + competitive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|competitive}} over- + competitive Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcompetitive (comparative more overcompetitive, superlative most overcompetitive)
  1. Excessively competitive. Derived forms: overcompetitiveness
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