Overambitious
[am-bish-uh s] /æmˈbɪʃ əs/
adjective
1.
having ; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.:
ambitious students.
2.
showing or caused by ambition or an earnest desire for achievement or distinction:
an ambitious attempt to break the record for number of wins in a single season.
3.
strongly desirous; eager:
ambitious of love and approval.
4.
requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.:
The candidate is proposing an ambitious program for eliminating all slums.
/ˌəʊvəræmˈbɪʃəs/
adjective
1.
excessively ambitious: the aims were overambitious, therefore few were achieved
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
adjective
1.
having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc
2.
necessitating extraordinary effort or ability: an ambitious project
3.
(often foll by of) having a great desire (for something or to do something)
adj.
late 14c., from Latin ambitiosus “going around to canvass for office,” from ambitio (see ambition). Related: Ambitiously.
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