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   Am·bi·tious

   /amˈbiSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: "his mother was hard-working and ambitious for her four children" Similar aspiringdeterminedforcefulpushyenterprisingpioneeringprogressiveeagermotivateddrivenenthusiasticenergeticzealouscommittedgo-aheadgo-gettingpurposefulassertiveaggressivehungrypower-hungryinformal:on the makeeagerdeterminedenthusiasticdesirousanxioushungryimpatientstrivingyearninglongingwishingitchingdyinghopingavidhankeringintent oninformal:raringOpposite unambitiouslazy
   • ▪ (of a plan or piece of work) intended to satisfy high aspirations and therefore difficult to achieve: "an ambitious enterprise" Similar difficultexactingdemandingformidablechallenginghardarduousoneroustoughstiffstrenuousboldgrandioseextravagantmonumentalinformal:killinghellishknackeringarchaic:toilsomeOpposite unambitiouseasymodest

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio (see ambition).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ambitiousness noun

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   Jul 1, 2012 · ambitious: [adjective] having or controlled by ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous. having a desire to achieve a particular goal : aspiring.

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   Ambitious definition: having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.. See examples of AMBITIOUS used in a sentence.

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   ambition: [noun] an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power. desire to achieve a particular end.

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   Ambitious means wanting to succeed. If you want to climb Mount Everest, start your own business, and write a great philosophical treatise all before you are 30, then wow, you are really ambitious.

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   3 meanings: 1. having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc 2. necessitating extraordinary.... Click for more definitions.

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    AMBITION meaning: 1. a strong wish to achieve something: 2. a strong wish to be successful, powerful, rich, etc…. Learn more.

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