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ambitious

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adj/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
  1. 1

    Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

    • an ambitious person
    • someone's ambitious nature
  2. 2

    Very desirous.

    • 30 June 2019, Sam Wallace in The Telegraph, Manchester United must shape Aaron Wan-Bissaka into a £50m all-rounder - but there is no hiding place at Old Trafford Now he is joining a club ambitious to return to a model of dominating games an
  3. 3

    Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.

    • an ambitious project
    • an ambitious style
  4. 4

    Hard to achieve.

    • an ambitious goal

ant. nonambitious · unambitious

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