Underambitious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having too little ambition.

    "A woman—or at least I thought so; she could have been a slightly underambitious transvestite—in a leather miniskirt and bustier top, and the sort of waist-length blond extensions designed for twirling around at the same time as the wearer's nipple tassels."

Example

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"A woman—or at least I thought so; she could have been a slightly underambitious transvestite—in a leather miniskirt and bustier top, and the sort of waist-length blond extensions designed for twirling around at the same time as the wearer's nipple tassels."

Etymology

From under- + ambitious.

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