emulous
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Cultivator of the gardens of the mind, himself the very bud and bloom of humanistic learning, he follows Socrates in having taken as his modus operandi the emulous pursuit of all that is most excellent.
From Time Magazine Archive
The colonists were emulous of one another as to which of them should harbor the new arrivals until they could provide for themselves.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Sue, Eugène
The conflict will become one of ideas merely, an emulous peaceful contest for the prize of truth.
From Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses by Adler, Felix
Every young divinity-student, especially, seems emulous of this troublesome appendage.
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry
With all the alacrity of men fresh and 'eager for the fray,' they began the ascent, and such was the emulous ardour to be first, that it assumed all the features of a race.
From Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune by Lever, Charles James
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