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adjective.
1. having or guided by ambition; full of ambition.
△Ex. an ambitious young man.
(SYN) aspiring.
2. desiring strongly; eager.
△Ex. The actor was ambitious of success. Gamblers are ambitious for money. Since he is ambitious to get through high school in three years, he works hard.
(SYN) avid.
3. arising from ambition; showing ambition.
△Ex. He had an ambitious plan for building a rocket.
(SYN) bold, audacious.
4. too greatly aspiring; showy; pretentious.
△Ex. an ambitious style.
adv. ambitiously.
noun ambitiousness.