Emulous
Pronunciation : Em"u*lous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]
Definition : 1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues.
2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious. "Emulous Carthage." B. Jonson. Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913