ˈemyəˌlā]d.]iv, -_lə], ]t], ]ēv also ]əv adjective
: characterized by emulation
a son's emulative drive to achieve the same success as his father
: tending to emulation
a man's character marked by strong emulative qualities
: deriving from emulation or the impulse or drive to emulation
the exploitation of materialistic drives and emulative anxieties — D.M.Potter
• em·u·la·tive·ly ]ə̇vlē, -li adverb