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Eager to surpass others.
rivalrous
competitive
competitory
Emulous.
imitation
rivalrous
1
Poolside this week and the atmosphere is raucous and
rivalrous
.
2
Most products are
rivalrous
(scarce) - zero sum games.
3
I understand this, as I know what it is like to always come last in a
rivalrous
family.
4
Similar thing with Weekend Update, which is in a way a kind of, do you feel
rivalrous
with... Jon Stewart at all?
5
There had always been some sort of
rivalrous
edge to their conversations that he didn't understand, but which seemed to involve Rose.
1
Most of the ladies present seemed ambitious of display,
emulous
of ornament.
2
And sun and shower and star are
emulous
to deck the show.
3
Women of all descriptions were
emulous
of attracting his Royal Highness's attention.
4
Such a pair might be the most
emulous
of rivals in good works.
5
Be not
emulous
of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
6
To first reach this, the winning-post, was evidently the
emulous
desire of each.
7
The whole crowd of courtiers and nobles sought his favour with
emulous
eagerness.
8
His fame collected round him a host of followers,
emulous
of his sanctity.
9
Mechanic, statesman, plowboy, poet, pressed forward to the ranks,
emulous
of priority alone.
10
No; this was the incantation reserved for souls athirst for fame, of virtue
emulous
.
11
This operation is usually performed at the instance of some individual
emulous
of fame.
12
The unnumbered birds were every one awake, responsive and
emulous
.
13
His astonished groom stared at him for a moment, then followed with
emulous
speed.
14
Well, they 're
emulous
,
and they take a thrashing kindly.
15
Isabel and Eustace seemed
emulous
to out-talk each other.
16
Ares is represented as a warlike god,
emulous
,
and covetous of sheep and other things.
emulous
emulous desire
seem emulous
dark emulous
emulous ambition
emulous aspirant