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ambitious

Pronunciation: /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/

The English word “ambitious” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
  2. Very desirous.
  3. Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
  4. Hard to achieve.

Etymology

From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.

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