emulous
UK/ˈɛm.jʊ.ləs/US/ˈɛm.jə.ləs/
emulous adjective: ambitious or competitive.
Adjective
emulous (comparative more emulous, superlative most emulous)
- Ambitious or competitive.
- His armes and other moꝛe ſinewous than fleſhie, a ſtout and a valiant gentleman he was and emulous.1587 January, Raphael Holinshed, “The Description of Meilerius”, in The Second Volume of Chronicles: Conteining the Description, Conquest, Inhabitation, and Troublesome Estate of Ireland; […], 2nd...
- [I]f he leaves the School poſſeſs'd of a ſluggiſh indolent Diſpoſition, and of Learning rather forc'd upon him than choſen, it is probable he will forget what he brought thence; but if he be active, emulous and aſpiring, he will certainly find Time for Reading and Thinking; for tho' it be a homely...1724, Pharmacopolæ Justificati: Or, Apothecaries Vindicated from the Imputation of Ignorance. Wherein is Shown, that an Academical Education is No Way Necessary to Qualify a Man for the Practice of...
emulous meaning in Sanskrit
emulous in Sanskrit
- emulous, vying with
- स्पृध् spṛ́dh
Examples of emulous in a sentence
- In such near proximity with the invalid, though all had been emulous of showing him attention, perhaps none were more truly affected by the critical situation of the unhappy Douglas than Miss Airey.1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XIV, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […]...
- A dozen emulous young persons in, or just out of, pinafores, swift-runners, had taken the field.1859, George Meredith, chapter 1, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to...
Forms of emulous
| comparative | more emulous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most emulous |
| alternative form (obsolete) | æmulous |
Origin of emulous
From Middle English emulous, from Latin aemulus (“striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad sense, envious, jealous”) + -ous, from Ancient Greek ἁμιλλάομαι (hamilláomai, “strive, contend”), akin to Latin imitari (“to imitate”); see imitate.
Words formed from emulous
Questions about emulous
- What does emulous mean?
- Emulous means ambitious or competitive.
- What is emulous in Sanskrit?
- Emulous in Sanskrit is स्पृध् (spṛ́dh). See Emulous meaning in Sanskrit.
- How do you use emulous in a sentence?
- In such near proximity with the invalid, though all had been emulous of showing him attention, perhaps none were more truly affected by the critical situation of the unhappy Douglas than Miss Airey.
- What part of speech is emulous?
- Emulous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce emulous?
- Emulous is pronounced /ˈɛm.jʊ.ləs/ (UK).
Words near emulous in the dictionary
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