EMULOUS


Meaning of EMULOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈem-yə-ləs ]

adjective

Date: 1535

1.

a. : inspired by or deriving from a desire to emulate

b. : ambitious or eager to emulate

2. obsolete : jealous

• em·u·lous·ly adverb

• em·u·lous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.