ambitious
/æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ adjective B1- 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
Comparative ambitiouser · Superlative ambitiousest
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While he was endeavoring to calm his fears,—and instead of dwelling upon the political future that had so often been the subject of his ambitious dreams, was imagining a future limited to the enjoyments of home, in fear of awakening the enemy that had so long slept,—the noise of a carriage sounded in the yard, then he heard the steps of an aged person ascending the stairs, followed by tears and lamentations, such as servants always give vent to when they wish to appear interested in their master’s grief.
“I’m just as ambitious as ever.
“In a modest way I have combated evil, but to take on the Father of Evil himself would, perhaps, be too ambitious a task.
They were ambitious, and Cæsar Borgia soon found purchasers for their appointments.
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