adj
Freq #118830
Meanings
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adj
having little desire for achievement, advancement, or honor
The unambitious citizen made no effort to obtain the office.
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unambitiously
Etymology
Formed from un- ("not") + ambitious. Ambitious comes from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, originally "a going around" to solicit votes.