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ambitious

am·bi·tious [ am bíshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. having strong desire for success: having a strong desire to be successful in life

2. needing great effort to succeed: sounding impressive but difficult to achieve because very high standards have been set or a great deal of work is required
an ambitious plan to increase market share

3. strongly desirous: with a strong desire to have or do something
ambitious to be the youngest person ever to win the championship


am·bi·tious·ly adverb
am·bi·tious·ness noun
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