em·u·lous /ˈɛmjələs/
(a.)競爭性的,富于競爭的,求聲名的,好倣效的
Em·u·lous a.
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. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. “Emulous Carthage.”
Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. --Shak.
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emulous
adj 1: characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
2: eager to surpass others [syn: rivalrous]