adj. 1 a full of ambition. b showing ambition (an ambitious attempt). 2 (foll. by of, or to + infin.) strongly determined. ambitiously adv. ambitiousness n.
[ ME f. OF ambitieux f. L ambitiosus (as AMBITION) ]
adj. 1 a full of ambition. b showing ambition (an ambitious attempt). 2 (foll. by of, or to + infin.) strongly determined. ambitiously adv. ambitiousness n.
[ ME f. OF ambitieux f. L ambitiosus (as AMBITION) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012