emulous

== English == === Alternative forms === æmulous (archaic) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛm.jʊ.ləs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛm.jə.ləs/ === Adjective === emulous (comparative more emulous, superlative most emulous) Ambitious or competitive. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== emulate emulation === References === === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “emulous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “emulous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “emulous”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.