hypercompetitive

Extremely competitive.

Adjective

  1. Extremely competitive.
    • The parents at this school are hypercompetitive.
    • The two hypercompetitive men each had their lawyers bid on the property. Ultimately, Mr. Trump came out ahead, purchasing it for $41.35 million. - 2025 July 19, Alan Feuer, Matthew Goldstein, “Inside the Long Friendship...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English competitive English hypercompetitive From hyper- + competitive.

Forms

more hypercompetitive most hypercompetitive

Derived

hypercompetitiveness