emulous

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emulous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Emulous \Em"u*lous\, a. [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]
     1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another;
        eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like
        excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of
        another's example or virtues.
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     2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.
        "Emulous Carthage." --B. Jonson.
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              Emulous missions 'mongst the gods.    --Shak.
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emulous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  emulous
      adj 1: characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
      2: eager to surpass others [syn: emulous, rivalrous]