emulous
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- æmulous (archaic)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin aemulus (“striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad sense, envious, jealous”), from Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι (amillaomai, “strive, contend”), akin to imitari (“to imitate”); see imitate.
Adjective [edit]
emulous (comparative more emulous, superlative most emulous)
- ambitious or competitive.
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- emulous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “emulous” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- emulous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
