emulous

American  

[em-yuh-luhs] / ˈɛm yə ləs /

adjective

1. desirous of equaling or excelling; filled with emulation.

   boys emulous of their fathers.

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

3. Obsolete. jealous; envious.

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emulous British  

/ ˈɛmjʊləs /

adjective

1. desiring or aiming to equal or surpass another; competitive

2. characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation

3. archaic envious or jealous

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Other Word Forms

• emulously adverb
• emulousness noun
• nonemulous adjective
• nonemulously adverb
• nonemulousness noun
• unemulous adjective

Etymology

Origin of emulous

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin aemulus “vying with”; -ulous

Example Sentences

Cultivator of the gardens of the mind, himself the very bud and bloom of humanistic learning, he follows Socrates in having taken as his modus operandi the emulous pursuit of all that is most excellent.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is some little pecuniary advantage attached to the office of monitor, which makes them emulous to obtain it.

From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen

But in the tenth century, the partisans of the pope, were only citizens, emulous of obtaining the independence of their city or republic, and to withdraw their elective head from all domination.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois

It drew together a very large number of young men emulous of these things; and few foreigners of culture came to Venice without seeking to be admitted to its sessions.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo

The conflict will become one of ideas merely, an emulous peaceful contest for the prize of truth.

From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Adler, Felix