Emulous is an adjective meaning eager to imitate, equal, or surpass another, or jealous or envious.
Émule est un adjectif qui signifie désireux d'imiter, d'égaler ou de surpasser un autre, ou qui est jaloux ou envieux.
| Front | emulous /EM-yuh-luhs/ |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective 1. Eager to imitate, equal, or to surpass another. 2. Jealous or envious. [From Latin aemulus. Ultimately from the Indo-European root aim- (copy), which also gave us emulate, imitate, image, and imagine. Earliest documented use: 1398.] "This show feels assembled by an emulous shopaholic who looked around at the tourist-drawing hits of the last decade and said: 'I want some of that. And that. Ooh, and can I have that, too?'" - Ben Brantley; Sisterhood vs. Boss; The New York Times; May 1, 2009. |
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