adj.

1. Eager or ambitious to equal or surpass another.
2. Characterized or prompted by a spirit of rivalry.
3. Obsolete. Covetous of power or honor; envious.

[From Latin aemulus.]

emulously em'u·lous·ly adv.
emulousness em'u·lous·ness n.

adjective

1. Full of ambition: ambitious, aspiring. See desire.
2. Given to competition: competitive. See conflict/cooperation.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
  Pertains to noun: emulation (meaning #3)

Meaning #2: eager to surpass others
  Synonym: rivalrous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - efterlignende, kappelysten

Nederlands (Dutch)
ambitieus, geneigd tot wedijveren, jaloers

Français (French)
adj. - imitateur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nacheifernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμιλλώμενος

Italiano (Italian)
desideroso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - que deseja igualar-se, invejoso

Русский (Russian)
конкурирующий, завистливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - émulo, competidor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tävlingslysten, tävlande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
竞争性的, 求声名的, 富于竞争性心的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 競爭性的, 求聲名的, 富於競爭性心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경쟁적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 負けまいと努力して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متنافس, تنافسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮משתדל להשתוות עם או לעלות על, מחקה, שואף‬

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