Eager, ambitious; zealous. Obsolete.

Ardently desirous of advancement or distinction; of lofty aim, ambitious.

Of a person: full of ambition; strongly desiring achievement, advancement, or honour; aspiring to a… In predicative use followed by prepositional…

Eager, ambitious, earnest. Obsolete.

Greedy of praise or power.

Full of ends or aims; ambitions, busy.

Ambitious, aspiring. Obsolete. rare.

Rising to a height (figurative); exalted; aiming high; ambitious.

Rising to a lofty height; tower-like; towering; also figurative aspiring; exalted.

Seeking ascendancy, aggressive.