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   ambitious

   /amˈbɪʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed: "a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic" 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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAMBITIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     having a strong desire for success, achievement, power, or...

   • Simplified

     AMBITIOUS translate: 有抱负的;志向远大的;雄心勃勃的,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     AMBITIOUS translate: ambicioso, ambicioso, ambicioso/-sa...

   • Ambitious in Spanish

     AMBITIOUS translate: ambicioso, ambicioso, ambicioso/sa...

   • Ambitious in Arabic

     AMBITIOUS translate: طَموح, طَموح. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     AMBITIOUS translate: 有抱負的;志向遠大的;雄心勃勃的,...

   • Znaczenie Ambitious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AMBITIOUS definicja: 1. having a strong wish to be...

   • Ambitiously

     AMBITIOUSLY definition: 1. in a way that shows a wish to be...

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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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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAMBITIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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. Having an ambition is a good thing, like wanting to get good grades, or to become a doctor.