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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•bi•tious /æmˈbɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by ambition:an ambitious lawyer.
- requiring a great deal of effort, cost, ability, etc.:an ambitious program for fighting crime.
am•bi•tious•ly, adv. am•bi•tious•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•bi•tious (am bish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - having ambition;
eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.:ambitious students. - showing or caused by ambition:an ambitious attempt to break the record.
- strongly desirous;
eager:ambitious of love and approval. - requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.:an ambitious program for eliminating all slums.
- Latin ambitiōsus, equivalent. to ambiti(ō) ambition + -ōsus -ous
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Ambitious, aspiring, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above his or her present position or condition. The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end:ambitious for social position.The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects. The aspiring person wishes to rise (mentally or spiritually) to a higher level or plane, or to attain some end above ordinary expectations.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apathetic, lackadaisical.
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