Adjective

(en adjective)

Having purpose; intentional.

Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.

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Adjective

(en-adj)

Possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

* 1891 , , "The Man with the Twisted Lip,"

As I grew richer I grew more ambitious , took a house in the country, and eventually married, without anyone having a suspicion as to my real occupation.

Strongly desirous—followed by "of" or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.

Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.

Hard to achieve.

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