emulative

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adjective

Having a tendency to emulate others; imitative.

OriginNew Latin emulatīvus →
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Meanings

adjectiveemulative (comparative more emulative, superlative most emulative)

comparative more emulative · superlative most emulative

  1. Having a tendency to emulate others; imitative.

    It took four men, all four ablaze with gorgeous decoration, and the Chief of them unable to exist with fewer than two gold watches in his pocket, emulative of the noble and chaste fashion set by Monseigneur, to conduct the happy chocolate to Monseigneur's lips.

    1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
imitative

Origin

  1. New Latinemulatīvus
  2. Englishemulative

First attested in 1593; borrowed from New Latin emulatīvus, by surface analysis, emulate + -ive.

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Translations

Portuguese emulador
  • emuladorhaving a tendency to emulate others
Spanish emulador
  • emuladorhaving a tendency to emulate others
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APA

emulative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emulative

MLA

“emulative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emulative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emulative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emulative.

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