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Grammar : Adj
Spell : am-bish-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : æmˈbɪʃ əs



Definition of ambitious

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition). Related: Ambitiously.
  • adj desiring success
  • adj requiring great effort, ability
Example sentences :
  • He had not come back to woo, but as the old friend, ambitious of helpfulness.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Ferdinand is the most ambitious man in Europe, false also if it serves his purpose.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • A few thousands a year is my most ambitious figure for a wife.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • The waiting, the loneliness and the suspense were terrible to one so young, and so ambitious.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Vargrave, I am ambitious, worldly: I own it; but I could give up all for you!
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It was the Infant of Spain that stood in the chamber of his ambitious minion.
  • Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • What glory would have been hers had she been headstrong, ambitious, domineering!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • It had its conception in the wicked hearts of ambitious men.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • But the brick-making did not suit the boy, who was ambitious, and desirous of learning.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • The Grand Plan was ambitious, indefinite, but they could not give it up.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

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