ambitious
Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
“an ambitious person”
Very desirous.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
“an ambitious project”
Hard to achieve.
“an ambitious goal”
Etymology
From Middle English ambitious, from Middle French ambitieus, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio; see ambition. Compare with French ambitieux. By surface analysis, ambit + -ious.
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AMBITIOUS at a glance
AMBITIOUS has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (A 1 + M 3 + B 3 + I 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,527 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ambitious
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