Definitions
having a strong desire for success or achievement
Word origin
From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.
Used in a sentence
“an ambitious person”
“someone's ambitious nature”
“I was ambitious—have you known The passion, father? You have not: A cottager, I mark’d a throne Of half the world as all my own, And murmur’d at such lowly lot— […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Goal driven”9 letters
02“Eager to succeed”9 letters
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