Definition of uncompetitive
: not competitive : unable to compete
The only real alternative would be to protect those uncompetitive industries against foreign competition. — Business Week Greene took his latest Courageous to Australia for the current race, but he says he withdrew it when it proved uncompetitive against other boats backed by fatter treasuries.— John Rousmaniere
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The first known use of uncompetitive was in 1885
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