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Word entry · 9 letters

ambitious

Best crossword clue

"Goal driven"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted abiimostuStarts with AEnds with S2 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2M3B4I5T6I7O8U9S

Definitions

  1. 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— […]

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Goal driven9 letters
02Eager to succeed9 letters

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