emulous

[em-yuh-luh s]

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adjective

desirous of equaling or excelling; filled with emulation: boys emulous of their fathers.

arising from or of the nature of emulation, as actions or attitudes.

Obsolete. jealous; envious.

Origin of emulous

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin aemulus vying with; see -ulous

Related formsem·u·lous·ly, adverbem·u·lous·ness, nounnon·em·u·lous, adjectivenon·em·u·lous·ly, adverbnon·em·u·lous·ness, nounun·em·u·lous, adjective

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Related Words for emulous

aspiring, competitive, rivalrous

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Historical Examples of emulous

Just exactly same as Emulous Dodd wears when he's runnin' a funeral.
Galusha the Magnificent
Joseph C. Lincoln
If you rode twelve mile with Emulous, you must have had an earache for the last six.
Keziah Coffin
Joseph C. Lincoln
I'm awful glad you didn't tell Emulous you was the minister.
Keziah Coffin
Joseph C. Lincoln
Emulous of the name of Brutus, I am above the titles of a Tarquin!
Rienzi
Edward Bulwer Lytton
In the general, Sir, they were very outragious and emulous in Mischief.
A General History of the Pyrates:
Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for emulous

emulous

adjective

desiring or aiming to equal or surpass another; competitive

characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation

archaic envious or jealous

Derived Formsemulously, adverbemulousness, noun

Word Origin for emulous

C14: from Latin aemulus rivalling; see emulate

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Word Origin and History for emulous

adj.

late 14c., from Latin aemulus, from aemulari (see emulation). Related: Emulously.