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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EM'ULOUS, a. [L. oemulus.] Desirous or eager to imitate, equal or excel another; desirous of like excellence with another; with of; as emulous of another's example or virtues.
1. Rivaling; engaged in competition; as emulous Carthage.
2. Factious; contentious.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1535 1. a. inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate b. ambitious or eager to emulate 2. obsolete jealous • emulously adverb • emulousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (usu. foll. by of) seeking to emulate. 2 actuated by a spirit of rivalry. Derivatives: emulously adv. Etymology: ME f. L aemulus rival

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. ``Emulous Carthage.'' --B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. --Shak.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Competing, rivalling. 2. Very desirous or eager to excel or equal. 3. Contentious, envious, jealous. 4. [With of.] Very desirous, eager.