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ambitious definition

am·bi·tious (am bis̸h′əs)

adjective

  1. full of or showing ambition
  2. greatly desirous (of something); eager for
  3. demanding great effort, skill, enterprise, etc. an ambitious undertaking

Etymology: ME ambicious < L ambitiosus, seeking favor < ambitio: see ambition

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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