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Synonyms for emulous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : em-yuh-luh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm yə ləs |
Définition of emulous
Origin :- late 14c., from Latin aemulus, from aemulari (see emulation). Related: Emulously.
- adj ambitious
- Just exactly same as Emulous Dodd wears when he's runnin' a funeral.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- I'm awful glad you didn't tell Emulous you was the minister.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- If you rode twelve mile with Emulous, you must have had an earache for the last six.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Emulous of the name of Brutus, I am above the titles of a Tarquin!
- Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- In the general, Sir, they were very outragious and emulous in Mischief.
- Extract from : « A General History of the Pyrates: » by Daniel Defoe
- Here again the "Emulous Ostentation" which I have described is the enemy.
- Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell
- Amerigo Vespucci followed in his wake, emulous of like discoveries.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
- O noblest bounty that in grace compeers With emulous Heaven!
- Extract from : « The Mortal Gods and Other Plays » by Olive Tilford Dargan
- Every one was emulous to contribute all that could be contributed to their succour and support.
- Extract from : « Railway Adventures and Anecdotes » by Various
- Every mariner now was emulous to be the lookout, every man kept eyes on the west.
- Extract from : « 1492 » by Mary Johnston
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