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emulous
(encz) | emulous,snažící se vyrovnat Zdeněk Brož |
emulous
(encz) | emulous,soutěživý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Emulous
(gcide) | Emulous \Em"u*lous\, a. [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]
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.
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2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.
"Emulous Carthage." --B. Jonson.
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Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. --Shak.
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emulous
(wn) | emulous
adj 1: characterized by or arising from emulation or imitation
2: eager to surpass others [syn: emulous, rivalrous] |
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emulously
(encz) | emulously,soutěživě adv: jose |
tremulous
(encz) | tremulous,rozechvělý adj: Zdeněk Brožtremulous,roztřesený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
tremulously
(encz) | tremulously,rozechvěle adv: Zdeněk Brož |
tremulousness
(encz) | tremulousness,rozechvělost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Emulous
(gcide) | Emulous \Em"u*lous\, a. [L. aemulus. See Emulate.]
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.
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2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.
"Emulous Carthage." --B. Jonson.
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Emulous missions 'mongst the gods. --Shak.
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Emulously
(gcide) | Emulously \Em"u*lous*ly\, adv.
In an emulous manner.
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Emulousness
(gcide) | Emulousness \Em"u*lous*ness\, n.
The quality of being emulous.
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Tremulous
(gcide) | Tremulous \Trem"u*lous\, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to
tremble. See Tremble.]
1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a
tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous
leaf of the poplar.
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2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
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The tender, tremulous Christian. --Dr. H. More.
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Trem"u*lous*ness, n.
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Tremulously
(gcide) | Tremulous \Trem"u*lous\, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to
tremble. See Tremble.]
1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a
tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous
leaf of the poplar.
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2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
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The tender, tremulous Christian. --Dr. H. More.
[1913 Webster] -- Trem"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Trem"u*lous*ness, n.
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Tremulousness
(gcide) | Tremulous \Trem"u*lous\, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to
tremble. See Tremble.]
1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a
tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous
leaf of the poplar.
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2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.
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The tender, tremulous Christian. --Dr. H. More.
[1913 Webster] -- Trem"u*lous*ly, adv. --
Trem"u*lous*ness, n.
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Untremulous
(gcide) | Untremulous \Untremulous\
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emulously
(wn) | emulously
adv 1: in a competitively imitative manner; "she emulously tried
to outdo her older sister" |
tremulous
(wn) | tremulous
adj 1: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the
old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a
tremulous voice" [syn: quavering, tremulous] |
tremulously
(wn) | tremulously
adv 1: in a tremulous manner; "the leaves rustled tremulously in
the wind" |
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