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Meanings of rivalrous in English

Eager to surpass others.

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Examples for "emulous"
1
Most of the ladies present seemed ambitious of display, emulous of ornament.
After a Shadow and Other Stories
2
And sun and shower and star are emulous to deck the show.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843
3
Women of all descriptions were emulous of attracting his Royal Highness's attention.
Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, / With the lives of the ...
4
Such a pair might be the most emulous of rivals in good works.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
5
Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
Usage of rivalrous in English
1
Poolside this week and the atmosphere is raucous and rivalrous.
The Irish Times
2
Most products are rivalrous (scarce) - zero sum games.
Financial Crime and Corruption
3
I understand this, as I know what it is like to always come last in a rivalrous family.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
4
Similar thing with Weekend Update, which is in a way a kind of, do you feel rivalrous with... Jon Stewart at all?
The new yorker
5
There had always been some sort of rivalrous edge to their conversations that he didn't understand, but which seemed to involve Rose.
East of the sun
6
He can justifiably cite genuine achievements during that time in Uefa's HQ, besides longevity of survival, itself a feat in a highly rivalrous environment.
The Guardian
Rivalrous through the time