ambicious

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ambicieux

Etymology

From Middle French ambitieus, ambitieux, from Latin ambitiōsus. Compare ambicioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˌbisiˈuːs/, /amˈbisjus/

Noun

ambicious

1. Excessively ambitious or desirous.

Descendants

• English: ambitious

References

• “ambiciǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.