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Etymology

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From emulate +‎ -ive.

Adjective

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emulative (comparative more emulative, superlative most emulative)

  1. Having a tendency to emulate others; imitative.
    • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, [], →OCLC:
      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.

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Adjective

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emulative

  1. feminine plural of emulativo