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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