emulous

a. போட்டியிடவிரும்புகிற, மற்றவர்போல் மேம்படும் முயற்சியிலீடுபடுகிற.

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Em"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. aemulus. See Emulate.] 1. 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. 2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.

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