adj
emulous
Emulous (adj) means Ambitious or competitive.
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Ambitious or competitive.
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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.
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"emulous" (adj) means ambitious or competitive.