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