9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
adjective eager to surpass others
originEtymology tree English rival Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English rivalry Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English rivalrous From rivalry + -ous.
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