emulously
9.9
To copy someone and try to be better than them
- adverb
- /ˈɛm.jə.ləs.li/
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emulativamente
- The young athlete trained emulously, aiming to surpass her competitor's record.
Examples
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She emulously followed in her sister's footsteps, trying to achieve similar success in her career.
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He worked emulously to match the achievements of his colleagues, pushing himself to excel.
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I spoke daily on the telephone to writers and journalists, to editors, publishers, and agents; I scanned other journals emulously.
Academic text (1991)
How Eager
Surface Forms
emulously positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word emulously comes from the same root as emulate, from Latin aemulus meaning 'rival' or 'one who wants to be equal'. So to act emulously is to try hard to copy or outdo someone, often in an eager, competitive way.