'Emulous' definitions:
Definition of 'emulous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
adjective
Eager to surpass others [syn: emulous, rivalrous]
Definition of 'Emulous'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. --Shak. [1913 Webster]