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emulous

[em-yuh-luhs] / ˈɛm yə ləs /
ADJECTIVE
ambitious
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Emulous of the gorgeous example, the English monarch forthwith showered corresponding honors upon Dan Chaucer, adding the substantial perquisites of a hundred marks and a tierce of Malvoisie, a year.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 by Various

The latter, Mr. Emulous Baker and Mr. "Squealer" Wixon, were on the broad grin.

From Shavings by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

I'm awful glad you didn't tell Emulous you was the minister.

From Keziah Coffin by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

Emulous of becoming a great sailor like Hawkins, Drake sold the sloop and invested everything he owned in Hawkins's venture to the West Indies.

From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

Just exactly same as Emulous Dodd wears when he's runnin' a funeral.

From Galusha the Magnificent by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby




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