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Meaning of 'Ambitious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ambitious [ a.]
- Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
- Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
- Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.

Meaning of 'Ambitious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ambitious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- requiring full use of your abilities or resources
Example in sentence:
  • ambitious schedule;
  • performed the most challenging task without a mistake

Nearby Words:

amb- ambages ambaginous ambagious ambagitory ambassade ambassador ambassadorial ambassadorship ambassadress

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