ambitious

Definition

  • adjective: having ambition
  • adjective: having or controlled by 'ambition'
  • synonyms: showy, aspiring, bold

Examples

  • He was very 'ambitious for' his children but not for himself. [=he wanted his children to be successful but he didn't feel the need to be successful himself]

  • The company was created by two very 'ambitious' young men in the early 1900s.

  • This 500-page book is her most 'ambitious' effort/project yet.

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