emulous
adjective
desirous of equaling or excelling; filled with emulation.
emulously
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a word derived from
emulous.
Example Sentences
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It gave him high satisfaction that both the great powers emulously courted the favour and friendship of his King, of which he seemed to have the disposal.
From A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) by Leopold von Ranke
All critics have emulously shown the mythological errors into which poor Lesueur fell, and they have not wanted occasion to deplore that he had not made the journey to Italy and studied antiquity more.
From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Victor Cousin
"They both," said he, "kept hovering emulously round her."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 by Various
As it grew worse, men became querulous but were still interested in themselves, and those not in the final stages discussed their symptoms, emulously, disgustingly—still a little anxious to be worse than their fellows.
From The Secret Battle by A. P. Herbert
The German bugle sounded the "Advance rapidly," and the men emulously ran forward, shouting loud hurrahs.
From The Invasion by William Le Queux
