Ambitious — Defs

01 a. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

1.
Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.
“Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man.” — Shak.
2.
Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.
“I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony.” — Evelyn.

“Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain.” — Cowper.
3.
Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.
“A giant statue . . . Pushed by a wild and artless race, From off wide, ambitious base.” — Collins.