emulously


em·u·lous

E0120300 (ĕm′yə-ləs)adj.1. Eager or ambitious to equal or surpass another.2. Characterized or prompted by a spirit of rivalry.3. Obsolete Covetous of power or honor; envious.
[From Latin aemulus; see aim- in Indo-European roots.]
em′u·lous·ly adv.em′u·lous·ness n.
Thesaurus
Adv.1.emulously - in a competitively imitative manner; "she emulously tried to outdo her older sister"