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emulous

[em-yuh-luhs] / ˈɛm yə ləs /
ADJECTIVE
ambitious
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Emulous of the deathly notoriety which has been acquired by the medicinal worthies just mentioned, I also resolved to achieve a name and a fortune in the same reputable and honest manner.

From Doesticks, What He Says by Doesticks, Q. K. Philander

Emulous, glowing with importance, affirmed that it was so.

From Keziah Coffin 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 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

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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