ambitious

3 definitions found

ambitious - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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              Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
              And Brutus is an honorable man.       --Shak.
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     2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive;
        as, ambitious to be or to do something.
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              I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony.
                                                    --Evelyn.
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              Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in
              vain.                                 --Cowper.
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     3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition;
        showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.
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              A giant statue . . .
              Pushed by a wild and artless race,
              From off wide, ambitious base.        --Collins.
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ambitious - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ambitious
      adj 1: having a strong desire for success or achievement [ant:
             ambitionless, unambitious]
      2: requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious
         schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a
         mistake" [syn: ambitious, challenging]

ambitious - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "ambitious":
     adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, anxious, aspiring,
     audacious, avaricious, avid, bold, careerist, careeristic,
     chimerical, classy, daring, driving, dynamic, eager, emulous,
     energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, extravagant, fancy, flossy,
     forceful, go-ahead, grandiose, greedy, hard-working, high-flown,
     high-flying, high-reaching, high-toned, highfalutin, highfaluting,
     hopeful, hustling, impractical, indefatigable, keen, lofty,
     on the make, ostentatious, overambitious, overzealous,
     power-hungry, pretentious, pushful, pushing, pushy, sky-aspiring,
     social-climbing, tony, unrealistic, up-and-coming, utopian,
     vaulting, vaunting, venturesome, venturous, vigorous, visionary,
     yuppy, zealous