Emulously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an emulous manner; ambitiously or competitively.

    "The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed, and all emulously hoping to do better still, […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a competitively imitative manner wordnet

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"The inhabitants were all doing well, it seemed, and all emulously hoping to do better still, […]"

Etymology

From emulous + -ly.

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