ambitious.
Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Meaning & usage
Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
an ambitious person
someone's ambitious nature
Very desirous.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
an ambitious project
an ambitious style
Hard to achieve.
an ambitious goal
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.
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