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emulous
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Word definitions for emulous in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. ambitious or competitive.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"desirous of equaling or excelling," late 14c., from Latin aemulus "striving, rivaling," in a bad sense "envious, jealous," from aemulari "to rival" (see emulation ). Related: Emulously .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Emulous \Em"u*lous\, a. [L. aemulus. See Emulate .] Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues. Vying ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation eager to surpass others [syn: rivalrous ]
Usage examples of emulous.
With his cimeter in one hand and his buckler in the other, he ascended the outward fortification: of the thirty Janizaries, who were emulous of his valor, eighteen perished in the bold adventure.
Still, earnest-throated blackcap, throng The woods with that emulous gush Of notes in tumultuous rush.