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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambitious \Am*bi"tious\, a. [L. ambitiosus: cf F. ambitieux See {Ambition}.] 1. Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man. --Shak. 2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as ambitious to be or to do something I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony. --Evelyn. Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain. --Cowper. 3. Springing from characterized by or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as an ambitious style. A giant statue . . . Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base. --Collins. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ambitious adj 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement [ant: {unambitious}] 2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" [syn: {challenging}]
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