overambitious
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o·ver·am·bi·tious
(ō′vər-ăm-bĭsh′əs)adj.
Ambitious to an excessive degree.
o′ver·am·bi′tion n.
o′ver·am·bi′tious·ly adv.
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overambitious
(ˌəʊvəræmˈbɪʃəs)adj
excessively ambitious: the aims were overambitious, therefore few were achieved.
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o•ver•am•bi•tious
(ˌoʊ vər æmˈbɪʃ əs)adj.
excessively ambitious.
[1960–65]
o`ver•am•bi′tious•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | overambitious - excessively ambitious ambitious - having a strong desire for success or achievement |
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