EMULOUS

emulous, rivalrous

(adjective) eager to surpass others

emulous

(adjective) characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

emulous (comparative more emulous, superlative most emulous)

Ambitious or competitive.

Source: Wiktionary

Em"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]

1. 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. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition