Aspirational

//ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person with aspirations.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Being ambitious.

    "In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach."

  2. 2
    Desiring success.
  3. 3
    Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.

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Example

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"Like most right-wing sayings, "go woke, go broke" is aspirational; it does not reflect the world as it is, but the world as they believe it should be."

Etymology

From aspiration + -al.

Related phrases

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