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Am*bi"tious (&unr_;), a. [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux. See Ambition.] 1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
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Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honorable man. Shak.
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2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
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I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony. Evelyn.
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Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain. Cowper.
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3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.
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A giant statue . . .
Pushed by a wild and artless race,
From off wide, ambitious base. Collins.
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