ambitious
ambitious
am·bi·tious
/æmˈbıʃəs/ adj [more ~; most ~]
1 : having ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous
The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the early 1900s.
ambitious politicians/lawyers
He was very ambitious for his children but not for himself. [=he wanted his children to be successful but he didn't feel the need to be successful himself]
2 : not easily done or achieved : requiring or showing ambition
This 500-page book is her most ambitious effort/project yet.
Your plans for the future are very ambitious.
It was too ambitious a task for just one person.
ambitious goals
am·bi·tious·ly adv
She ambitiously worked her way to the top.
am·bi·tious·ness noun [ noncount ]
the ambitiousness of the plan
