emulous
[em-yuh-luh s]
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Origin of emulous
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Just exactly same as Emulous Dodd wears when he's runnin' a funeral.
Galusha the MagnificentJoseph C. Lincoln
I'm awful glad you didn't tell Emulous you was the minister.
Keziah CoffinJoseph C. Lincoln
If you rode twelve mile with Emulous, you must have had an earache for the last six.
Keziah CoffinJoseph C. Lincoln
Emulous of the name of Brutus, I am above the titles of a Tarquin!
RienziEdward Bulwer Lytton
In the general, Sir, they were very outragious and emulous in Mischief.
A General History of the Pyrates:Daniel Defoe
emulous
- desiring or aiming to equal or surpass another; competitive
- characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
- archaic envious or jealous
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Word Origin for emulous
C14: from Latin aemulus rivalling; see emulate
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Word Origin and History for emulous
late 14c., from Latin aemulus, from aemulari (see emulation). Related: Emulously.
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