Hyperambitious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very highly ambitious.

    "Wall Street’s culture still attracts hyperambitious men and women who are willing to do whatever it takes — pulling consecutive all-nighters or working through holiday weekends — to differentiate themselves and to meet their bosses’ weighty expectations."

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"Wall Street’s culture still attracts hyperambitious men and women who are willing to do whatever it takes — pulling consecutive all-nighters or working through holiday weekends — to differentiate themselves and to meet their bosses’ weighty expectations."

Etymology

From hyper- + ambitious.

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