Adjective

(en adjective)

clinging to an object or surface; adhesive

unwilling to yield or give up; dogged

holding together; cohesive

having a good memory; retentive

Adjective

(en adjective)

(economics) capable of competing successfully

of or pertaining to competition

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, year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Moldova 0-5 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.}}

(of someone's character) inclined to compete

(biochemistry) inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it

(euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products