emulous

emulous is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.
2. adjective. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.
3. adjective. eager to surpass others

   Synonyms: rivalrous

4. adjective. characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation

Synonyms

rivalrous

Common word forms

emulously, emulousness

Words from these letters

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