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Synonyms for emulous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : em-yuh-luh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm yə ləs



Définition of emulous

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin aemulus, from aemulari (see emulation). Related: Emulously.
  • adj ambitious
Example sentences :
  • Just exactly same as Emulous Dodd wears when he's runnin' a funeral.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I'm awful glad you didn't tell Emulous you was the minister.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • If you rode twelve mile with Emulous, you must have had an earache for the last six.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Emulous of the name of Brutus, I am above the titles of a Tarquin!
  • Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • In the general, Sir, they were very outragious and emulous in Mischief.
  • Extract from : « A General History of the Pyrates: » by Daniel Defoe
  • Here again the "Emulous Ostentation" which I have described is the enemy.
  • Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell
  • Amerigo Vespucci followed in his wake, emulous of like discoveries.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
  • O noblest bounty that in grace compeers With emulous Heaven!
  • Extract from : « The Mortal Gods and Other Plays » by Olive Tilford Dargan
  • Every one was emulous to contribute all that could be contributed to their succour and support.
  • Extract from : « Railway Adventures and Anecdotes » by Various
  • Every mariner now was emulous to be the lookout, every man kept eyes on the west.
  • Extract from : « 1492 » by Mary Johnston

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