AMBI'TIOUS, adjective 1. Desirous of power, honor, office, superiority or excellence; aspiring; eager for fame; followed by of before a noun; as ambitious of glory. 2. Showy; adapted to command notice or praise; as, ambitious ornaments. 3. Figuratively, eager to swell or rise higher; as, the ambitious ocean.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI