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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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