emulative

English

Etymology

emulate +‎ -ive

Adjective

emulative (comparative more emulative, superlative most emulative)

Having a tendency to emulate others; imitative
- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
  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.

Translations

having a tendency to emulate others

Galician: emulador m, emuladora f
Portuguese: emulador m, emuladora f

Spanish: emulador m, emuladora (es) f

Italian

Adjective

emulative

feminine plural of emulativo

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