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[ adjective ] having a strong desire for success or achievement
Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)A smart , shrewd and ambitious young man , well connected , and with a knack for getting in the good graces of important people , he was bound to go_far . Adele , like Amy , the youngest of the Marches , was the rebellious , mischievous , rather calculating and ambitious one . Related terms unambitious aggressive manque overambitious compulsive aspirant enterprising ambition |
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[ adjective ] requiring full use of your abilities or resources
Synonyms Examples "ambitious schedule" "performed the most challenging task without a mistake" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)Besides doing a single song , `` When_the_Sun_Comes_Out '' , they worked_on the ambitious Americanegro_Suite , for voices and piano , as_well_as songs for films . Related terms |
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