ambitiously

ambitiously: ambitious UK US /æmˈbɪʃəs/ adjective

► having a strong wish to be successful: »an ambitious young lawyer
»I make no secret of the fact that I am very ambitious.

► if a plan or idea is ambitious, it needs a lot of skill and effort to be successful or be achieved: »The retailer announced ambitious plans yesterday as it reported profits up 19%.
»The government has announced an ambitious programme to modernize the railway network.
»Their goals proved to be a little too ambitious.

ambitiously /æmˈbɪʃəsli/ adverb

► »The company had expanded ambitiously into Europe.

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Ambitiously — Am*bi tious*ly, adv. In an ambitious manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ambitiously — ambitious ► ADJECTIVE 1) having or showing ambition. 2) intended to meet a high standard and therefore difficult to achieve. DERIVATIVES ambitiously adverb ambitiousness noun … English terms dictionary
ambitiously — adverb with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner she pursued her goals ambitiously • Syn: ↑determinedly • Ant: ↑unambitiously • Derived from adjective: ↑determined (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ambitiously — adverb see ambitious … New Collegiate Dictionary
ambitiously — See ambitious. * * * … Universalium
ambitiously — adverb In an ambitious manner … Wiktionary
ambitiously — adv. aspiringly; pretentiously … English contemporary dictionary
ambitiously — am·bi·tious·ly … English syllables
ambitiously — See: ambitious … English dictionary
ambitious — ambitiously, adv. ambitiousness, n. /am bish euhs/, adj. 1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students. 2. showing or caused by ambition: an ambitious attempt to… … Universalium

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