emulous

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   eager to equal or surpass another; competitively ambitious

   The neighboring merchants were emulous, each hoping to build the finer shopfront.

From Latin aemulus, 'rivaling, striving to equal,' plus English -ous. It shares its source with emulate and emulation and can imply either admirable striving or jealous rivalry.

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