emulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
  2. adjective satellite eager to surpass others
    rivalrous.

WordNet

Em"u*lous adjective
Etymology
L. aemulus. See Emulate.
Definitions
  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." B. Jonson.
    Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.

Webster 1913