EMULOUS

emulous. Emulous, a. rivalling, desirous to excel, eager

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Em″u‐lous (?), a. [[L. aemulus. See Emulate.]] 1. 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.
2. 2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. “Emulous Carthage.” B. Jonson.
Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.