Emulous

[emjulәs]

Definition

(adj.) eager to surpass others .

(adj.) characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation .

Checker: Reginald--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) 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.

(a.) Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.

Editor: Verna

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Competing, rivalling.[2]. Very desirous.

Edited by Enrico