Emulous
//ˈɛm.jʊ.ləs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Ambitious or competitive.
"His armes and other moꝛe ſinewous than fleſhie, a ſtout and a valiant gentleman he was and emulous."
Adjective
- 1 eager to surpass others wordnet
- 2 characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation wordnet
Example
More examples"His armes and other moꝛe ſinewous than fleſhie, a ſtout and a valiant gentleman he was and emulous."
Etymology
From Middle English emulous, from Latin aemulus (“striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad sense, envious, jealous”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι (hamilláomai, “strive, contend”), akin to Latin imitari (“to imitate”); see imitate.
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